Chapter 181 Interview with Lu Mansion, sudden conflict. (4K,
2-in-1)
The three-day trip was approaching, and by the time Bai Yan, Ye and others arrived in Yuzhong, the news of Feng Quji's arrival had already spread.
"The new county governor has taken up his post! I heard he is Feng Quji."
"Then Yang Xian has been the governor of Shangjun for fifteen years and now he is leaving like this?"
"They must have left. Didn't you see that right now, outside the gate of the Sheriff's Mansion, there are all wealthy businessmen from the noble family carrying gifts? Those boxes are filled with money!"
In the city, people were talking one after another, always looking around when talking, as if they were worried about being heard by others.
But the funny thing is that in the noisy streets, almost most people are talking about the county governor.
Arriving in the city, Bai Yan heard the people's comments, thought about it, and got off his horse.
"Ye, you go to the Lieutenant's Mansion first and leave your things at General Hu Jin's place. I'll go to the Lu Mansion first."
Bai Yan handed the horse rope to Ye, and then took out the token that he had prepared.
From the people's mouths, it was not difficult for Bai Yan to know that at the gate of the county governor's mansion, all the nobles and nobles came to congratulate him.
Behind the Qin minister Feng Quji was the famous Feng family. Not to mention that the Feng family was spread across Qin and Zhao, and there were many civil servants and generals.
Now that Feng Quji has been appointed as the county governor, holding the important position of a county, if you think about it for a moment, you will know that the nobles and nobles who came to congratulate him are definitely not just Yuzhong, but probably all the distinguished nobles in Shangjun will come to congratulate him.
Even some well-informed gentry from other counties adjacent to Shangjun would send their tribesmen to Yuzhong, Shangjun.
Calculated in this way, just think about how many people there are. Not to mention the more than 20 cities and more than 20 city guards in Shangjun, even the other nobles and nobles can fill the county guard's mansion.
There are many people with mixed eyesight.
Bai Yan still wanted to wait for the excitement to pass and find an opportunity to discuss it in detail.
There are so many people in the Sheriff's Mansion right now. Instead of waiting in front of the Sheriff's Mansion and then going to the Sheriff's Mansion to hang out, it is better to go to the Lu Mansion first.
We’ll go to the Sheriff’s Mansion later!
Unlike other city guards, Gaonu has just been rebuilt. He has many things to deal with in Gaonu, so it is normal for him to come to Yuzhong a little late.
"promise!"
Ye bowed his hand and nodded, then looked at the carriage that had entered the city behind him, and turned to leave with Huai and Peck on horseback.
Bai Yan looked at the backs of Ye and others leaving, and put on the sword in his arms. After making sure that there was nothing wrong with the scabbard, Bai Yan turned his head and looked at the carriage behind him where Master Xu was sitting.
An hour later.
In front of the gate of Lu Mansion.
As the carriage slowly stopped, Master Xu, who was sitting in the carriage, slowly walked out of the carriage, looked at the Lu Mansion in front of him, and then looked at Bai Yan who was walking behind him.
Master Xu looked at Bai Yan's careless look with a strange look in his eyes.
If she hadn't known that the young man who had been following the carriage was Bai Yan, the guard of Gaonu City and the commander of the cavalry, she would not have seen Bai Yan as a nobleman or a general from head to toe.
"please!"
After Master Xu got off the carriage, he said to Bai Yan and stretched out his hand to signal Bai Yan to follow her.
Bai Yan nodded.
Seeing that the servants in the mansion did not stop Master Xu, Bai Yan knew that Lu Sheng must have already greeted the servants.
Seeing this, Bai Yan followed Master Xu and walked into Lu Mansion.
The courtyard inside the Lu Mansion is not big, not to mention not as big as the Lu Mansion in Xianyang. Even the former Gaonu City Guards Mansion was larger than the Lu Mansion.
However, after entering the mansion, Bai Yan found that the Lu Mansion was really willing to spend money on maids and servants. Not to mention the Lu Mansion in Xianyang, even in this small Lu Mansion in front of him, at a glance, there were more than ten people there.
Maid, servant.
"This way!"
Master Xu walked in front to lead the way for Bai Yan.
Bai Yan followed Master Xu through a courtyard and then came to a main hall.
At this moment, no one was seen in the main hall. Bai Yan, following Master Xu's instructions, came to a wooden seat and sat down slowly.
"General, Lu Sheng should go to the governor's mansion with his clan members. He hasn't returned yet! My servants have already gone to report to Lu Sheng."
Master Xu murmured in a low voice while buying a tea cup next to Bai Yan.
Bai Yan nodded.
Seeing Master Xu looking at him carefully while pouring tea for him, Bai Yan's eyes were a little strange, with a hint of a smile.
To be honest, if such a timid Master Xu had not said that he was a poison master, Bai Yan would not have believed anything he said.
Bai Yan picked up the tea poured by Master Xu and took a careful sip.
Although Master Xu is good at poisoning, Bai Yan is still relieved about Master Xu. Firstly, he has no grudges against Master Xu. Secondly, Master Xu has something to ask for from her. Thirdly, if Master Xu wants him to die, there is no need to be in this tea room.
poison.
All kinds of reasons put together, Bai Yan believed in Master Xu.
Moreover, Bai Yan has different ideas from others. He doesn’t trust those who trust him, but he doesn’t trust those who employ him. Although he is a little panicked about Master Xu’s identity, since he has decided to use Master Xu, he must give his trust to Master Xu. He cannot
Because of his identity, he had a grudge against Master Xu.
If you are not at ease, then you might as well not use Master Xu, it will be self-defeating, and you will be instigated by others. Bai Yan has seen more things than others.
If he doesn't want to take Master Xu with him from now on, Bai Yan would rather take him with him.
Although the Poison Master is terrifying, it would be a pity if it is not used and accidentally used by others.
In the future, if someone wants to poison him, he wants to be like Bai Yu. Master Xu may be able to save his life.
But speaking of it, Bai Yan looked at Master Xu and felt a little regretful. It would be great if Master Xu was good at medical skills. In this way, he would not only be poisonous, but also not worry about getting sick.
Half an hour later.
Just when Bai Yan was waiting to be bored, he suddenly heard the sound of rapid footsteps outside the main hall, and then Lu Sheng, whom he had met once before, appeared outside the door.
However, beside Lu Sheng, besides Chukai's servants, there was also a middle-aged man and a young boy and girl.
See the situation.
Bai Yan stood up in a hurry, looked at Lu Sheng, and slowly raised his hands.
"Yan, I've met the young shopkeeper!"
Bai Yan bowed his hands to Lu Sheng.
Speaking of which, Bai Yan was helpless with Lu Sheng's persistence. Logically speaking, he was already considered Lu's connection, but Lu Sheng was still not satisfied. He had to completely become Lu Sheng's connection before he could give up.
"Long time no see! No need to be polite, sit down quickly!"
When Lu Sheng saw Bai Yan, he returned the favor very politely.
After Bai Yan and Lu Sheng saluted, they looked at the three people who had met once at the banquet at Lu Mansion in Xianyang a few days ago and saluted in turn.
As for the middle-aged man, Lu Qi introduced him last time in Xianyang. He was Lu Qi's uncle Lu Jia, who has the same name as Mengshi Mengjia. The man and woman behind him are Lu Jia's children, Lu You, Lu
Ru.
Because we all met and greeted each other last time, we are not considered strangers now.
After a brief exchange of greetings, they took their seats.
"Yan, I took the liberty of coming to my house today to disturb you!"
After Bai Yan took his seat, he bowed his hands to Lu Jia again as a sign of respect. After all, Lu Jia was Lu Sheng's uncle and the head of the family here.
"Why bother me? Haha, you should come more often!"
Lu Jia smiled and waved her hands.
As a member of the Lu clan, Lu Jia has been competing against each other since he was a child. Although he could not compete with other brothers and finally came to Shangjun, Lu Jia is also very experienced in communication.
When he was in Lu Mansion in Xianyang, Lu Jia knew that this young man was also named Yan, who came from Qi State, and also had the eldest sister's jade pendant, which should have been given to him by his eldest sister's daughter Feiyan.
certainly.
These are not important to Lu Jia. This jade pendant just proves that the young man and Feiyan have a close relationship.
What Lu Jia really valued was that this young man had the same name as Bai Yan and could get in touch with him.
Lu Jia had deep feelings about having the same name, because he once benefited a lot from having the same name as his concubine Meng Jia, and Meng Jia was also his biggest supporter in the past decades.
Although Meng Jia is old now, Meng Jia Ke has always been favored by the current king.
In the main hall.
Due to Bai Yan's arrival, a lot of wine and food were served in the mansion soon.
During the conversation, Bai Yan also learned that the Sheriff's Mansion was indeed as crowded as he thought.
"Lü Jia once had a relationship with Commander Feng. Now that there are so many people, we can only find another day to visit the mansion!"
Lu Jia shook his head and smiled bitterly.
Although he smiled bitterly, Bai Yan, who was sitting at the bottom of the main hall, could not detect the sense of superiority in Lu Jia's words, which hinted that he was related to Feng Quji.
"The head of the Lu family really has a wide range of connections, which makes me admire him deeply!"
Bai Yan raised his hands to Lu Jia and said, borrow the donkey from the slope.
"Yan, you have my eldest sister's jade pendant. After all, you have a close relationship with me, the Lu family. If you need it in the future, you can come to the Lu family!"
Lu Jia smiled and waved his hands, then looked at Bai Yan.
First talk about the jade pendant, then build up the relationship, and finally agree. This goes one after the other, plus that sentence that hints that it has something to do with Commander Feng.
Lu Sheng and Lu You both drank tea calmly. From the corner of their eyes, they saw the surprised look on Bai Yan's face and knew that the matter was done.
"Yan, when the Xiongnu and Yuezhi went south, were you in Gaonu? Do you know what happened that day?"
At this time, Lu Sheng saw that the fire was almost done, so he asked.
Bai Yan nodded.
Later, when he heard Lu Sheng asked about what happened at that time, Bai Yan didn't hide anything. He roughly told what happened and slowly told it.
I drank cup after cup of tea.
After a long time.
Finished following Bai Yan's words.
"Hiss, that General Bai is indeed a descendant of the Bai family. He has the same style as Lord Wu'an in his military planning and planning!"
Lu Sheng sighed with a face full of shock.
Although he had heard about it before, it was no longer as shocking as when he first heard about it, but he still couldn't help but sigh that this was the truth.
"Yan, do you remember that when we were in the restaurant in the past, Lu Sheng had a yearning for General Bai."
Lu Sheng suddenly looked at Bai Yan: "Now that I heard about Gao Nu's battle, Lu Sheng's blood is boiling. I wonder if I can introduce General Bai to Lu Sheng so that I can see General Bai's style."
Lu Sheng's words made Lu Jia and Lu You look over, and even the eyes on Lu Ru's pretty face were full of expectation.
When many women in the city reprimanded Bai Yan, she was the only one who believed in General Bai because she saw General Bai's responsibility.
If it was because she heard about Bai Yan from other people, other women, but after she felt the responsibility behind the relocation order, for the first time, she felt admiration in her heart.
Then, when everyone was horrified when they heard that the Xiongnu and Yuezhi troops were marching southward with 150,000 troops, she was panic-stricken but also quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
Because she didn't see the wrong person.
Finally, I learned that General Bai led 10,000 cavalry to fight to the death against the Xiongnu and Yueshi with 150,000 horses, fighting to the death and guarding Shangjun.
As a woman, she could no longer control herself, and the admiration in her heart instantly turned into love.
This was an emotion she had never felt before.
What woman wouldn't want to marry such a strong man, such an indomitable general?
In the main hall.
Facing everyone's gaze, Bai Yan listened to Lu Jia say that we have a close relationship, and listened to Lu Sheng not saying a word about commitment, but his words all hinted at what he had agreed to do in the restaurant.
Bai Yan had already been mentally prepared for this scene.
Even when Lu Jia mentioned the jade pendant just now, Bai Yan was waiting for Lu Sheng to speak.
"Right now, the city of Gaonu is burned down and everything is in ruins. General, I'm afraid I won't be able to spare the time! I wonder if it can be postponed for a while?"
Bai Yan thought for a moment, shook his head with a troubled expression, and then looked at Lu Sheng.
Bai Yan's words surprised both Lu Jia and Lu Sheng, and they frowned slightly.
Both Lu Jia and Lu Sheng knew that Yan did not lie to them. They were naturally aware of the affairs of Gaonu City. Even Lu Jia and his children had been settled in Gaonu before. Now it was precisely because Gaonu was burned that the city was delayed.
Didn't go back.
But these two days!!!
"Master Feng has taken office, so General Bai won't come to Yuzhong City?"
Lu Jia looked at Bai Yan and asked, if this is the case, then General Bai is too 'isolated'.
Master Xu took the teapot and knelt beside the wooden table. After pouring tea into the wooden cup on the table, he heard Lu Jia's words and glanced at the young man in front of him calmly.
Then he put down the tea cup and returned to the young man's side. His beautiful eyes calmly looked at the people around him.
this moment.
Looking at Lu Sheng, Lu You, and even Lu Jia, Master Xu knew that they never dreamed that the person talking to them at this moment was none other than Bai Yan! The Iron Cavalry Commander.
"No!"
Bai Yan looked at Lu Jia and shook his head.
"The general came to Yuzhong this time because he has other important matters, and he may not be able to escape."
After saying that, Bai Yan lowered his head slightly, as if he had made up his mind. He raised his head with a righteous look and promised: "Yan, although I can't recommend the general now, if the Lu family needs it in the future, Yan will definitely find a way."
Bai Yan's words.
Lu Jia and Lu Sheng looked helpless.
Looking at Bai Yan's loyal expression, they couldn't say anything.
Lu You sighed in his heart. Regarding the matter of making friends with Bai Yan, it was obvious that this young man's path was not feasible at the moment.
Then Lu You looked at the disappointed look on his little sister's face and couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.
Don't mention it in Shangjun.
Even when I went to Xianyang, after hearing about the Meng family, the Li family, the Wang family and other famous families, my younger sister couldn't look down on any of them. Even the Meng family and the Li family were no exception. But now, she doesn't like any of them.
Bai Yan was particularly caring.
"Yan, that"
Just when Lu Sheng was unwilling to give in and wanted to ask General Bai what was important, suddenly a servant walked in in a hurry.
"Master! Not far outside the mansion, two men suddenly hit the wall and died after having an argument with the cavalry."
After the servant entered the main hall, he raised his hands to Lu Jia and said.
"What?"
"A dispute with the cavalry outside the gate of the mansion?"
Lu Jia and Lu Sheng looked confused when they heard what their servants said.
Just when Lu Jia and Lu Shi thought it was a small matter, it was just an accident.
"Someone wants to slander General Bai!!"
Lu Ru on the side suddenly spoke.
Lu Ru's words made Lu Jia, Lu Sheng, Lu You, and even Master Xu all turn their heads to look. They all didn't understand why Lu Ru suddenly said that someone wanted to slander General Bai.
Just because he had a dispute with the cavalry?
"What happened today must have been planned for a long time. The purpose is to wait until Mr. Feng arrives in Yuzhong and takes up the post of county governor, so that the matter can become a big deal."
Lu Ru looked at her father and said slowly: "The person who carried out this plan knows that there is a county captain, General Hu Jin, in Yuzhong. If it is normal, it will not cause a big fuss and will not spread."
While Lu Ru was thinking and analyzing, she gave out her guesses intermittently.
"The purpose of this person is probably to make General Bai stop talking. Maybe he doesn't want General Bai to be promoted, or to let General Bai take charge of more troops! What could it be?"
After Lu Ru finished speaking with doubts.
When Master Xu heard Lu Ru's words, he immediately looked at the young man beside him.
At this moment, Bai Yan looked at Lu Ru with some surprise.
Bai Yan knew that someone wanted to do harm to him because he knew about Mi Qi's existence and knew that Bai had offended many people.
But from Lu Ru's perspective, she was able to think of so many things immediately without knowing anything about it.
"Who could that be?"
Lu Jia was a little confused by her daughter's words. He was indeed not as careful and astute as her daughter when it came to secret fighting.
Although my daughter is just guessing, it does sound reasonable.
Because what my daughter said was right, no matter whether Bai Yan did it or not, as long as it was related to the cavalry, the world would mention Bai Yan.
"Either in the Xianyang court, or in the Kingdom of Zhao!"
Jing Ke wanted to assassinate Qin Zhong. Jing Ke bribed Meng Jia, a concubine in the middle of the Qin Dynasty, and a favored minister of the Yingzheng government.
Among the governors of Shangjun, after Yang Xian, he was Feng Quji, and it was only later that Feng Quji became the prime minister.