Chapter 180 The surprising Master Xu, the Xu family? Prepare (4K,
2-in-1)
"General, please retreat first!"
Jiu glanced at Master Xu from the corner of his eye, then looked at Bai Yan, cupped his hands and said.
After Master Xu heard that Jiu had left, he just came back to his senses and looked at the young man in front of him with palpitations in his heart.
She had always thought that in front of Lu Sheng and Lu Lu, this young man was too young and sooner or later he would be unable to withstand the temptation and become Lu Sheng and Lu Lu's man.
Only now did she know that from the very beginning, the young man had an insight into Lu Sheng and Lu Lu's plans and had been playing tricks on them.
Lu Sheng and Lu Lu never dreamed that the person who hosted the banquet in the restaurant was Bai Yan himself.
"Master Xu, I have met the general!"
Master Xu nodded and saluted, with a hint of uneasiness in his voice.
Unlike before, at this moment, she no longer dared to look down upon the young man in front of her.
What happened before, plus what happened here in Gao Nu a few days ago, all were done by the young man in front of her. How could she dare to look down on such a person.
"No need to be polite, please sit down!"
Bai Yan smiled, said to Master Xu, and extended his hand to signal.
Because there was only one mat, and previously at the Lu family's residence, Master Xu not only accompanied him, but also poured wine for him at the banquet.
Therefore, there are not so many restrictions now.
Seeing Master Xu obediently come forward, kneel down on the mat next to him, Bai Yan wrote the last annotation on the layout, then took a seal and stamped it.
Master Xu knelt down and sat aside uneasily.
She didn't know how Bai Yan would deal with her after discovering that Yan was Bai Yan.
Just when Master Xu was uneasy.
"Since the girl is with Lu Sheng, she should have heard that I helped Lu Qi before!"
Bai Yan did not look at Master Xu, but said softly while putting away the layout.
There was no opposition between Lu Sheng and him.
He helped Lu Qi before, and also helped Lu Qi develop in Yingchuan County. This had no direct conflict of interest with Lu Sheng. Perhaps the only impact was on some discourse and weight within the Lu clan.
This is not a grudge at all, because when necessary, because of Lu Qi's relationship, he can also be regarded as Lu's connections.
According to Lu Qi, internal fighting is internal fighting, but no matter how the clan members fight among themselves, their connections are still Lu's connections.
"Master Xu knows!"
Master Xu knelt down beside Bai Yan, lowered his head slightly, and answered softly.
After Bai Yan put away the layout, he turned to look at Master Xu with interest.
"The girl is a smart person!"
Bai Yan made it clear: "I don't want Lu Sheng to know that I am Bai Yan!"
At the moment, he doesn't want Lu Sheng to know that he is Bai Yan. At least he won't have to worry about it until he meets King Qin.
"General, don't worry, Master Xu doesn't know anything about what happened today!"
Master Xu raised his beautiful eyes, and when he saw Bai Yan's eyes, he quickly lowered his head again.
Playing the zither in a restaurant, Master Xu is not only talented but also not stupid as a person.
If the young man in front of her was the same as before and was not Bai Yan, she would naturally not dare to disobey Lu Sheng.
But if the person in front of you is Bai Yan, it's a different matter.
Master Xu knew that as long as Bai Yan revealed his identity, not to mention Lu Qi and the Lu Sheng clan, they would hand her over to Bai Yan, even the young shopkeeper Lu Sheng would hand her over to Bai Yan.
Seeing Master Xu's unhesitating look, Bai Yan felt much relieved.
"Can the girl tell Bai Yan that Lu Sheng is in Yuzhong City now?"
Bai Yan asked softly.
Facing Bai Yan's inquiry, Master Xu glanced at Bai Yan secretly and thought for a while.
"The young shopkeeper and Gan Si are in Yuzhong City"
Master Xu opened his mouth and spoke without any concealment, telling what he knew.
After knowing that the boy was Bai Yan, she knew who to listen to, and she felt that even if she didn't say anything, the boy in front of her might have already guessed it.
Under the wooden shed.
As Master Xu slowly told what happened to Lu Sheng, two men wearing Qin armor entered the wooden shed.
"General!"
Huai put a bowl of herbs on the table, and another soldier handed a bamboo slip to Bai Yan: "General, this is the news from General Hu Jin."
Bai Yan heard that it was Hu Jin's bamboo slip. After taking it, he opened it immediately.
"The general was wounded by the sword?"
Master Xu was standing aside and asked softly when he saw Bai Yan drinking medicine.
One sentence made Bai Yan look at Master Xu in surprise, and then looked at the medicine in the bowl.
"Do you know medical skills?"
When Bai Yan said this, he sniffed to make sure he didn't smell anything.
At this time, the way Bai Yan looked at Master Xu became strange. With just one look, Master Xu could tell that he drank medicine and was definitely injured by a sword.
This is surprising!
You know, unlike later generations, most of the herbal medicines nowadays are drunk by soaking in cold water or wine, and rarely boiled in water, so most of them have no taste. Even in his bowl, the color change is not obvious.
Could it be that Master Xu also has medical skills?
If that's the case, you have to think about whether you should find an opportunity to bring Master Xu over and take him with you.
After all, a woman with medical skills is a treasure.
"Master Xu's father is from a sword-making family. Whenever his sword wounds are serious and his tendons are injured, he will take this herbal medicine. Therefore, Master Xu knows some herbal medicines."
Master Xu explained softly, his two slender little hands tightly clasping the corners of his clothes.
"A sword-making family? Xu?"
Bai Yan frowned slightly, then thought of something, turned to look at Master Xu: "The Xu family of Zhao Kingdom?"
In Bai Yan's memory, his mentor Yin Bei once said that there are several famous sword-making families in the world. Among them, the only one with the surname Xu is the Xu family of Zhao State and the head of the family is Mrs. Xu.
Contrary to her name, Mrs. Xu is a burly man.
And after hearing about this incident, after thinking about it for a long time, Bai Yan vaguely remembered that when Yan Dan planned an assassination in the future, he would go to Zhao State with a hundred gold to buy a dagger from Mrs. Xu.
"Aren't you from Qi Ren? That restaurant?"
Bai Yan took the medicine on the table and slowly drank it into his mouth.
Although it has not been boiled and you have to drink the dregs of the medicine together, I have to say that the effect of the medicine is really strong.
While drinking the medicine, Bai Yan waited for Master Xu's answer. Master Xu had played Qi Zheng in the restaurant.
"Master Xu's biological father is Xu Tao, the youngest son of Mrs. Xu. He met Master Xu's mother in Qi State. Master Xu's guzheng was taught by his biological mother."
When Master Xu said this, a hint of weakness appeared on his fair and pretty face, and then he looked at Bai Yan: "Mrs. Xu was dissatisfied with her mother's background, so after her father died, she expelled her biological mother from the Xu family. Master Xu also returned here to play guzheng.
Make a living."
After Bai Yan listened to Master Xu's words, he turned to look at Master Xu.
Master Xu's mother was good at guzheng, and her background made Mrs. Xu particularly concerned. Bai Yan also roughly guessed that Master Xu's mother was probably the same as Master Xu.
"Then you also have medical skills?"
Bai Yan asked, since you know herbal medicine, do you know how to treat diseases?
Under Bai Yan's gaze, Master Xu hesitated for a long time, and finally looked at Bai Yan cautiously.
"No! But because the Xu family made swords and had a close relationship with doctors, when my father was still alive, Master Xu learned from it"
Master Xu said submissively, lowering his head even lower. "A lot of poison!"
After finishing speaking, Master Xu was very nervous and did not dare to breathe.
"poison?"
Bai Yan looked at Master Xu strangely.
Although Master Xu didn't say it explicitly, Master Xu was saying that she was a poison master!
Looking at this young and fair-skinned Master Xu, he turned out to be a poison master.
If there is anything in today's world that is more disgusting than embalmers and thieves, it must be the poison master.
Compared with the stench of the undertakers and the curses of thieves, poison masters are inherently fearful and frightening, so they stay away.
Because everyone was afraid, the next moment he fell to the ground in inexplicable pain, and finally died inexplicably.
Even Bai Yan is particularly afraid of poison masters.
Bai Yan can guarantee that Lu Sheng must not know that Master Xu is evil, otherwise he would never dare to approach her, or even put her in a restaurant.
"Xu family! Poison!"
Bai Yan murmured.
Thinking of Yan Dan's assassination of Qin and contacting Master Xu, Bai Yan vaguely guessed that when Yan Dan went to Zhao's Xu family to ask for a dagger, it was probably not just for the dagger, but for poison.
If you really want to assassinate someone, why do you need the sharpest dagger in the world!
The most deadly poison in the world is more important than a dagger.
Bai Yan turned his head and looked at Master Xu who lowered his head.
"If you can cure the poison of my uncle Bai Yu, I, Bai Yan, will promise you something!"
Bai Yan knew Master Xu's thoughts.
From the moment he saw the herbs, he couldn't wait to speak, to the time he took the initiative to talk about the good poison, Bai Yan had already guessed Master Xu's purpose.
Bai Yu’s poison!
If it weren't for Bai Yu's poison, Master Xu would never reveal the identity of the poison master, because not only would this make people hate him, but more importantly, once his identity is exposed, if someone is poisoned in the future, he will be implicated immediately.
In most cases where the murderer cannot be found, the poison master is the murderer, regardless of whether there is a murder or not.
This is why for thousands of years, poison masters have rarely appeared in front of the world. Ancient books only record Shennong and Bian Que, but not poison masters.
Master Xu can take such a big risk, he must be asking for help!
"Thank you General!"
When Master Xu heard Bai Yan's words, he quickly turned to look at Bai Yan, his reddish eyes full of gratitude.
Bai Yan saw Master Xu's red eyes and said nothing. He couldn't find Bian Que's disciples at the moment, so there was no harm in letting Master Xu try.
Although a poison master cannot cure diseases, he is probably better at detoxifying than a doctor.
Bai Yu can only hope that Master Xu is really capable.
As long as the poison in Bai Yu's body can be removed, no matter what Master Xu wants him to repay, it will not be a problem for him. If he can't afford to repay the favor when the time comes, he will let Bai Yu find a way.
At the moment, he is leading troops in Shangjun. If Bai Yu can completely clear the poison in his body, even if his veins have been damaged, as long as Bai Yu can appear in the court, he can breathe a sigh of relief.
Think of this.
Bai Yan focused his gaze on the opened bamboo slips.
"Feng Quji!"
Bai Yan looked at the bamboo slip in his hand. General Hu Jin told him that the new county governor was Feng Quji!
And in two days, Feng Quji would arrive at Yuzhong City.
Bai Yan slowly put away the bamboo slips and turned to look at Master Xu.
"Go get ready and come with me to Yuzhong. After a while, I will take you to Bai's!"
When Master Xu came, he didn't ask the maids and servants to come over. Now as long as Master Xu doesn't say anything, the servants can find any reason to fool him.
And Lu Sheng, who knew that he was wearing Tian Feiyan jade pendant, would never doubt him even if he asked his servants and heard what they said.
"Yes, General!"
When Master Xu heard Bai Yan's words, he responded obediently, then got up and left the wooden shed.
Bai Yan picked up the seal and stood up slowly.
Outside the wooden shed.
Ye held the Qin sword in his hand and looked at Master Xu who was walking away, and then looked at Bai Yan.
"Get ready, change your clothes, and follow me to Yuzhong!"
Bai Yan said to Ye.
"promise!"
Ye nodded, turned around and left.
On the plains.
Bai Yan came to the cavalry camp and looked at the new cavalry starting training in the distance, including Gui.
Seeing this, Bai Yan did not disturb Gui's training.
Seeing Gina riding a horse, Bai Yan felt a little gloating for some reason.
Because when he was in Yangcheng, he had to endure hardships to practice riding. During that time, he had to sleep on his stomach and stand while eating.
"General!"
"General!!"
In the camp.
Accompanied by the clanging sound, one by one the naked-chested cavalry soldiers looked at Bai Yan.
"General!"
Yanmao also looked at Bai Yan at this moment and bowed his hands.
Bai Yan nodded and then came to Yanmao's side.
"How about it?"
Bai Yan looked in front of a gray-haired old man and asked, then looked at the iron pieces in the stove.
"General! Here!"
When the gray-haired old man saw Bai Yan, he quickly handed over his hand, and then led Bai Yan to the two war horses.
Bai Yan came to the horse and looked at the two burly horses in front of him. Then he knelt down and looked at the iron plates on the horses' hooves.
"General, the soldiers are not very good at blacksmithing, and they are still a little loose. But compared to the hoofs at the bottom, the stirrups on the top are so good. Not only is it comfortable, but it also makes the soldiers feel as if they are walking on flat ground when riding on horseback!"
Yanmao said.
As he spoke, he looked at these two little things with bright eyes. Basically, after installing these two little things, the strength of the soldiers increased visibly to the naked eye.
The only difficulty is that not only the iron sheets are needed, but the workmanship in other parts is also very complicated, and the materials required together are worth a lot of money.
Otherwise, Yanmao thought, if the entire cavalry is assembled, then in the future, there will be no cavalry in the world that can stop their cavalry.
"Um!"
Bai Yan looked at the irregularly shaped horseshoe nails and didn't find it strange.
To be honest, Bai Yan was very surprised to be able to make the horseshoe nails needed for two war horses. After all, the soldiers were not blacksmiths and had no experience in blacksmithing.
In the Qin State, the status of blacksmiths was not low. They either worked in Xianyang and were directly subordinate to the arsenal order to make weapons, or they were in Wancheng and were directly subordinate to the iron officials to make agricultural tools.
He found this gray-haired old man after searching for a long time.
"I want to take these two horses to Yuzhong!"
Bai Yan opened his mouth and said.
When he was in Han Dynasty, Bai Yan had been in contact with war horses for a long time, and he soon discovered that the hooves of many war horses were not maintained, and they were ridden by soldiers in battles all year round, so the hoofs of the horses were severely damaged.
For this reason, Bai Yan immediately thought of horseshoe nails, and he always thought about getting the horseshoe nails out after destroying Han.
But what I didn't expect was that after Yuan Day, when I came to Shangjun and took up my post at Gaonu, I encountered Mi Qi's conspiracy and had a fierce battle with the Xiongnu and Yueshi.
"Old sir, you have worked hard during this period, and Bai Yan feels guilty. Bai Yan has ordered the soldiers to build a house for the old man. Just go and move in!"
Bai Yan turned his head and bowed his hands in front of the gray-haired old man, his words full of gratitude.
If it weren't for the teachings of this old man, he would never have been able to get the sample now as he was always busy.
Now that we have the samples, the rest is to convince General Hu Jin and the newly appointed governor Feng Quji.
After all, the horseshoe nails, stirrups, and iron ore required for an entire cavalry army are not small. They must be approved by the county lieutenant and the county guard. The county lieutenant then nods, and the county guard writes to Xianyang. Finally, after Xianyang agrees,
Then issue an edict to the arsenal or the iron officer.
In the Qin State with strict laws and regulations, other things had cumbersome steps, let alone when it came to iron ore. It could be said that every step was indispensable, and it was very likely that samples would need to be taken to Xianyang for review.
"General, I don't dare. I am lucky to be able to contribute to the general."
Seeing Bai Yan's solemn ceremony, the old man quickly helped Bai Yan up, his words full of anxiety.
As a commoner of Gaonu, the old man knew that General Bai in front of him had not only saved his life, but also his family at the risk of losing his official position.
Now that he is old, he only came here to teach the soldiers how to blacksmith. Not only did he not have to work hard, but General Bai also built a house for him. How could he still be able to withstand such a solemn ceremony from General Bai.
He's just a pity.
If the eldest son and the third son return to Gaonu, then they must be allowed to forge iron for the general in person!
"Yanmao, take the old gentleman to his residence."
Bai Yan turned to Yanmao and said.
"promise!"
Yanmao nodded.
Before leaving, the old man bowed his hands to Bai Yan.
Bai Yan returned the gift with a cupped hand.
On the carriage.
Master Xu sat in the carriage and waited quietly. Lu Sheng's two maids also sat in the carriage.
Perhaps thinking of her father, mother, and childhood scenes, tears appeared in Master Xu's eyes. She had forgotten how long it had been since she had cried.
Gulu gulu~!
Suddenly hearing the sound of horse hooves coming from outside, Master Xu quickly wiped the corners of his eyes with his sleeve, then turned his head and opened the small curtain.
"Let's go!"
The one who spoke was none other than Bai Yan, who was riding a horse.
However, there were no stirrups on the horse at this time, only four horseshoes, which made the servants look over and feel a little strange.
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