Chapter 200 Entering the palace to meet Ying Zheng alone
Xianyang City.
After riding the carriage, Bai Yan returned to Xianyang City, and it was almost sunset.
Because there were dozens of cavalry officers escorting the carriage, after the carriage entered Xianyang, pedestrians, merchants, nobles, and carriages of dignitaries all gave way.
There are dozens of cavalry escorting the carriage in Xianyang City. As long as you are not blind, you will know at a glance that you must not offend this carriage.
Inside the carriage.
Bai Yan opened the car curtain, and after a bumpy journey, he breathed a sigh of relief when he finally returned to Xianyang, and then lowered the car curtain.
After a long time, the carriage finally arrived at the palace.
Outside the palace gate.
Ye, who rode back to Xianyang in advance, had been waiting for a long time. When he saw Bai Yan's carriage arriving, he quickly took the official uniform he brought from the mansion and handed it to Bai Yan.
The cavalry general entered the palace and resumed his duties, while other cavalry officers stood guard around the carriage.
In the carriage, Bai Yan took off the outermost clothes and handed them to Master Xu. Instead, he put on a striped official uniform.
Master Xu's pretty face was slightly red. She had always played the kite before, and this was the first time she saw a man changing clothes in front of her. When her hands took over a piece of clothing with body temperature, she was a little at a loss.
Because her mother is from Qi, she has been taught the etiquette of Qi since she was a child. In terms of men and women, she is not as open as Qin.
Master Xu also knew that fortunately the general in front of him didn't care, otherwise she would obviously not be able to do well as a maid.
"You wait here now."
Bai Yan, who had already put on the striped official uniform, gave instructions to Master Xu.
Seeing Master Xu nodding, Bai Yan turned around and got out of the carriage.
Just when Bai Yan was about to arrive at the palace gate, he saw a eunuch approaching in a hurry from inside the palace gate.
"Chief Zuo, the king is already in the study, follow me in quickly!"
The eunuch came to the palace gate, returned the courtesy, and said breathlessly to Bai Yan.
Bai Yan nodded and quickly followed the eunuch into the palace.
It was different from the last time I came to the palace. The last time I came to the palace, it was not long after sunrise and all the officials were still attending court.
Now when I came to the palace again, all the officials had already left.
Along the way, he quickly followed the eunuch to the hundred-step staircase. After going up the hundred-step staircase, he entered the palace. In the quiet palace, Bai Yan was taken to another side hall by the eunuch.
Bai Yan looked around and remembered that the last time Changping Jun Mi Qi left, he followed the eunuch and walked in this direction.
Been walking for a long time.
Bai Yan finally followed the eunuch and came to a palace. As soon as he entered, he saw that the walls on both sides were covered with candle lamps. At a glance, hundreds of candle lamps illuminated the corridors brightly.
"General Bai, take back your shoes!"
Walking along the corridor and coming to a wooden house, the eunuch whispered to Bai Yan in a very low voice.
Bai Yan nodded, then took off his shoes, revealing his feet wrapped in white cloth.
Watching the door being slowly pushed open.
At this time, Bai Yan finally saw that the study room of King Qin Yingzheng was much larger than he had imagined.
"General Bai, the king is waiting for the general inside."
The eunuch motioned for Bai Yan to go in.
Bai Yan nodded, and then entered the study room. In the huge study room, Bai Yu's entire study room was once, but half of it was still small. Huge beams stood up left and right, and the surrounding walls were all decorated with exquisite stripes. There were countless lines on the walls.
On the protruding wooden block, there are candle lights.
Going a little further, on the floor of the study, there is a huge map of Qi placed on a wooden board, with hundreds of wooden carriages scattered among it.
Bai Yan could see at a glance that it was this huge map, with the military deployment of the entire Qin State clearly marked on it.
See these.
Bai Yan felt his heart beat faster. After all, this was a place related to the entire Qin Kingdom.
Entering again, there is a huge cloth curtain wrapped on both sides. On the innermost wooden shelves, there are countless bamboo slips, and there seem to be wooden signs hanging on the rolls of bamboo slips.
At this time, Bai Yan saw Ying Zheng sitting on a huge wooden table at the far left, kneeling behind the wooden table and reading a bamboo slip.
Bai Yan quickly lowered his head and stepped forward.
"Bai Yan, meet the king!"
Bai Yan stepped forward and quickly bowed his hands to King Qin Yingzheng.
Along with the quiet atmosphere, I felt uneasy, and the next moment I heard a voice coming from the direction of the wooden table.
"No need to be polite!"
One sentence.
Bai Yan felt relieved. At least at this time, Bai Yan had determined that the urgent summons was not something serious.
Looking up, Bai Yan saw Qin King Ying Zheng still looking at the bamboo slips.
Bai Yan was not in a hurry, but waited patiently.
At the beginning, Gaonu City was in ruins and waiting for renovation, and all the chores came rushing in. Bai Yan knew how busy he was when there were so many things. Bai Yan even heard that Ying Zheng had to review two stone and bamboo slips every day before he could rest.
Two stones, converted into kilograms, is one hundred and twenty kilograms!
He lowered his head patiently and waited quietly. After a long time, Bai Yan raised his head when he heard the crisp sound of the bamboo slips being put away.
At this time, Ying Zheng put aside the bamboo slips he had just reviewed and looked up at Bai Yan.
"Bai Yan, Feng Quji wrote to me, saying that you were in Shangjun. Are you guessing that I want to attack Zhao?"
Ying Zheng had no expression on his face and looked straight at Bai Yan.
The slightly smiling look when he was in court was completely different.
As the words fell, it became clear that Ying Zheng in front of him was the king of Qin. Bai Yan's heart skipped a beat, and a cold sweat broke out behind him.
"Back to the king, yes!"
Bai Yan admitted without any hesitation.
Feng Quji has already told this matter in a letter, and he is a fool to hesitate now.
"Why?"
Ying Zheng continued to ask.
"Back to the king, Bai Yan had previously asked Commander Feng to look at the stirrups and horseshoe nails. Commander Feng asked Bai Yan if these two items could be replaced with copper. Bai Yan said that horse shoe nails were not acceptable. Later, when Commander Feng looked embarrassed, he came up with this guess."
Bai Yan raised his hands to Ying Zheng and said.
To be honest, in Bai Yan's eyes at that time, it was nothing to express his guess. Firstly, it was just his own guess. Secondly, he knew that Feng Quji would be the prime minister of Qin in the future and he was someone he could get close to, so he told it.
It is beneficial to oneself.
If he had known that this question would be asked today, Bai Yan would not have said anything until he died.
You must know that the person asking questions in front of you is the king of Qin, King Yingzheng of Qin, and the power in the hands of all the important figures in Qin comes from him.
"that's it?"
Ying Zheng heard Bai Yan's words and spoke.
He stood up slowly, went to a wooden frame, took down a roll of bamboo slips from the top, and slowly opened it.
"Zhao is experiencing drought. Bai Yan feels that it is the best time to destroy Zhao. Regardless of the outcome of this battle, Zhao will lose as a country."
Bai Yan gritted his teeth and spoke again: "Especially after Korea is destroyed, if the Chu State wants to rush to support Zhao with food and grass, it will have to pass through the Wei State. But after Korea has been destroyed, the Wei State does not dare to give way to the Chu State, and then goes to the Wei State."
Qi State and Chu State suffered excessive losses in grain and grass."
Ying Zheng listened and turned his head in amazement to look at the young man named Bai Yan.
"You told me that you are the son of the people of Qi State, and your name is Yan."
Ying Zheng came over, looked at Bai Yan and said.
You must know that the words and introduction just now are not something that a common man can say. Even in the court, apart from some important ministers, not many people can say these words.
"Back to the king, Bai Yan did not hide anything from the king."
Bai Yan said to King Qin Yingzheng.
Looking at Qin King Ying Zheng's increasingly doubtful eyes, Bai Yan knew that if he didn't tell him, Ying Zheng would really be suspicious of him.
So Bai Yan slowly recounted his experience and told King Qin Yingzheng that when he was an embalmer, when he buried Tian Jin, Tian Jin was not completely dead and survived for three years, and he also taught him
Three years, the demand is revenge.
Bai Yan was not worried that Ying Zheng would send people to investigate, because he told how Jin Gong died, how his enemies framed him, and some obscure things.
Ying Zheng can check all these, and the rest will know that he is not lying.
"Tian Jin!"
King Qin Yingzheng murmured this name and looked at Bai Yan with a strange look in his eyes.
The expression disappeared in a flash, and then Ying Zheng stopped worrying about Tian Jin.
"Bai Yan, I have seen the horseshoe nails and stirrups you mentioned before. I want to ask you, have you ever thought about it. If these two things were obtained by Zhao State, or by the Xiongnu or Yuezhi, they would be acquired by our Qin State.
What will be the consequences?”
King Qin Yingzheng changed the topic and looked at Bai Yan and asked.
After experiencing these two things, Ying Zheng immediately realized their importance.
But similarly, Ying Zheng knew better what the consequences would be if this thing was obtained by Li Mu.
Therefore, Bai Yan was immediately ordered to rush back to Xianyang.
I want to know who else is in Shangjun, who knows these two things, and whether Bai Yan can control anyone.
In the study room.
Hearing Ying Zheng's words, Bai Yan felt relieved. The pressure Ying Zheng put on him just now can be imagined. Fortunately, he had fought to the death in Gaonu before and showed his identity to prove that he had no second thoughts.
"Your Majesty, these two objects are Bai Yan, prepared to destroy Zhao. As for the Yuezhi and the Xiongnu, Bai Yan had alienated the Yuezhi and the Xiongnu during the previous battle with Gaonu. The Yuezhi killed more than ten thousand Xiongnu before retreating. This matter
After that, the feud between the Xiongnu and the Yuezhi will deepen, and we, the Qin State, can take advantage of it."
Bai Yan said to King Qin Yingzheng.
Compared with the Yuezhi and the Xiongnu, destroying Zhao is the most important thing in the Qin State today. With the deep hatred between the Xiongnu and the Yuezhi, not only are stirrups difficult to obtain, but even if they have stirrups, they will never dare to go south easily.
After all, no matter it is the Yueshi or the Xiongnu, no one will trust the other under such a blood feud.
When the Qin State destroys the Zhao State, the Xiongnu and the Yueshi can cannibalize and destroy it.
And in Bai Yan's heart, the stirrup may be strong, but the strongest one is the horse. As long as the Zhao State is destroyed, there will be enough ore to cast the horse, provided that Qin King Yingzheng is willing to do so.
However, Bai Yan has already made plans and is ready to wait until the right time before speaking.
"So when the Xiongnu went south, you had this in mind and used the Xiongnu to contain the Yueshi?"
Ying Zheng asked.
Looking at Bai Yan, Ying Zheng sighed. Sure enough, his guess along with Wei Zhuang, Wang Wan, Wei Liao and others were right.
"Back to the king, Bai Yan's previous plan was to use the Yueshi to contain the Xiongnu."
Bai Yan cupped his hands and replied.
Bai Yan's words surprised Ying Zheng. Bai Yan's carriages were all going to the Huns.
"Your Majesty, the Xiongnu are far away from our Qin State. If they form an alliance with the Xiongnu, the Yueshi will be weak and the Xiongnu will be strong. The Xiongnu royal court is far away from the Qin State, and the territory is vast and difficult to conquer. If there are stirrups in the future, it will definitely become a serious problem for the Qin State.
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Bai Yan slowly said his previous plan: "So Bai Yan feels that the Yuezhi is close, the Yuezhi will weaken the Huns, and when the Xiongnu is about to be destroyed, he will use the Xiongnu to annihilate the Yueshi in one fell swoop, achieving both goals!"
A few words.
Ying Zheng couldn't help being surprised and became more and more interested in the young man in front of him.
At this moment, Ying Zheng finally understood why this young man made Meng Yu so full of praise.