Chapter 234 The news from Xianyang and Bai Yans response.
Early May.
When the news that Qin and Zhao were fighting again spread throughout the world, the Qin and Zhao armies in Jingxing, as Bai Yan expected, the war had reached a stalemate.
Facing the Qin army, the Zhao army did not rush to attack, but relied on the terrain advantages to defend on the spot.
Facing the Zhao army, the Qin army led by Wang Jian did not dare to cross the river rashly.
The Zhishui River is the dividing line between the two armies.
Yan and the city.
Compared with Wang Jian living in the military camp, Bai Yan was much more comfortable living in the mansion, because as the days passed, the scorching sun became more and more fierce.
Even if you are wearing civilian clothes and carrying a sword while walking on the street, after an hour, touching the handle of the sword will feel hot to the touch.
This situation is like the feeling of stepping on stones with bare feet when your body temperature is cold when you go to the river to take a bath in the hot summer.
The mansion was once the residence of officials of the Zhao Kingdom. Living in it, you can't feel the scorching heat outside at all.
The extravagant style of officials in Zhao State was prevalent. In the past, some merchants lamented that Zhao Feng was not weak to Qin, and Zhao Le was not weak to Wei Chuqi.
This "wind" refers not only to the strong folk customs, but also to the openness of the folk customs.
During the Warring States Period, many characters had the same character.
Just like the gold in the record, it refers to both gold and copper.
However, although the word is the same, when the king rewards, he will not actually reward copper. In that case, gold will not be so charming, and many generals will betray their country because of it.
Inside the mansion.
Bai Yan held the bamboo slips and read the news as usual. After Wang Jian and Li Mu reached a stalemate at Jingxing, his task was to ensure the supply of food and grass for the Qin army.
The grain and grass were brought from the territory of Qin State, and the journey was already long. Now in this hot day, the consumption of grain and grass transportation is far higher than at other times.
Bai Yan's job seems easy, but he must always be wary of Zhao's sudden attack on grain and grass supplies.
"General, Tai Jing, a traveler from Xianyang, has come with more than ten guardsmen. I have ordered them to be taken to the pavilion."
Ye walked into the study, raised his hands to Bai Yan and said.
Bai Yan was a little surprised when he heard what Ye said.
Among all the official positions in the Qin State, Xingren belongs to Dianke among the three ministers and nine ministers. Dianke is in charge of the pilgrimage affairs of other princes and tribal leaders, and receives the planners of various counties and counties. The official Xingren of Dianke is Bei.
Temporarily sent to a distant place.
Unless there is something important, these people will usually stay in Xianyang and will never leave Xianyang without permission.
"Guide the way!"
Bai Yan stood up and said.
Logically speaking, if he came to see Wang Jian, he would not come here specially.
With doubts, Bai Yan left the study under Ye's guidance and soon came to the pavilion in the mansion.
It is said to be a pavilion, but it is far inferior to the Zhang Mansion that I saw in Xinzheng. The fifth generation of Zhang Mansion was Han, and the background of its lintel even exceeded that of the Han royal family.
Thinking about the five generations of Korea, the gold, silver and jewelry given to the Zhang family by the wealthy businessmen and nobles of Korea every year were squandered by the Zhang family. One can imagine how luxurious the Zhang family's mansion is.
"Bai Yan, I have met Lord Tai Jing!"
When they arrived at the pavilion, Bai Yan, a Qin official in his twenties, raised his hands in greeting.
Since Bai Yan lived here, the official named Tai Jing and his followers could not enter the mansion.
Right now, Tai Jing was the only one in the pavilion.
"Tai Jing, I have met Zuo Shuchang!"
Tai Jing raised his hands to Bai Yan and said.
Bai Yan and Tai Jing are both young people and officials of Qin State. Therefore, when they meet in Zhao State, they are less strange and more close to each other.
This feeling of meeting an old friend in a foreign country is very mysterious.
Under normal circumstances, if they met in the Qin court, the two of them might not say hello.
But when you are far away from Qin and suddenly meet your colleagues, you will instinctively relax.
After bowing to each other.
The two looked at each other, and Bai Yan was the first to laugh.
"Bai Yan doesn't know that Master Tai Jing has come all the way from the Qin State and has not prepared a high-quality banquet. I hope that Master Tai Jing will not blame you!"
Bai Yan chuckled softly, and after finishing speaking, he raised his hand towards the mansion: "Bai Yan has ordered people to prepare wine for a banquet. Today, I hope that Mr. Tai Jing will not refuse!"
Bai Yan's behavior towards other fellow officials is now far different from what he used to be. He was a reserved person at the time. After experiencing many things, he has been promoted not only to his official position, but also to his knowledge.
Just like before he came to Qin, he had already prepared for Qin's harsh conditions. It was not until later that Bai Yan discovered that things were completely different from what he had imagined.
From the officials in various places to the court captain Li Si and the left and right prime ministers, state captains and others, they all have their own secrets.
"General Bai Yan has such kind intentions, how could Tai Jing refuse?"
When Tai Jing heard Bai Yan's words, he smiled and said without refusing.
But after he finished speaking, Tai Jing took out a roll of bamboo slips from his arms and handed it to Bai Yan. The bamboo slips were also stamped with a special clay seal.
"This is the secret order that the king ordered Tai Jing to bring to General Bai Yan!"
Tai Jing held the bamboo slips in both hands, then handed them to Bai Yan.
"secret order?"
Bai Yan looked surprised that the king would actually travel thousands of miles to send officials to him with secret orders.
Taking the bamboo slip from Tai Jing's hand with both hands, Bai Yan looked at the bamboo slip, then under Tai Jing's gaze, he broke the mud seal and slowly opened it.
Looking at the contents, Bai Yan's expression gradually became astonished, and he doubted his own eyes.
Because in the bamboo slips, the king actually ordered him to go to Handan to carry out estrangement. If he needed money and jewelry, he could submit a letter.
After reading the bamboo slips, Bai Yan was a little confused.
Logically speaking, wouldn't it be better to send Qing Yao Jia to do this?
Why let him go, a person who is not familiar with the life and place of Handan? He has never even seen what Handan looks like, Gongzi Jia and Guo Kai.
Let him go to Handan? Let him drive a wedge between Zhao Wangqian and Li Mu?
Think of this.
Bai Yan didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
When I first wrote to Xianyang, I wanted to tell the king that he could carry out a divorce plan, not to tell the king that he could go to Handan to carry out a divorce plan.
"General Bai Yan!"
Tai Jing's voice sounded.
When Bai Yan heard this, he came back to his senses and looked at Tai Jing.
"Sir Tai Jing, this time there are two large wooden boxes."
Bai Yan asked softly.
Tai Jing nodded.
"Yes, it's just outside the house. General Bai Yan can order someone to get it."
Tai Jing said.
In fact, along the way, Tai Jing had already felt that the two large wooden boxes should be full of gold.
Tai Jing was also curious as to why the king ordered so much gold to be sent to Yanyu and handed over to Bai Yan. However, because it involved the king, Tai Jing did not dare to ask more questions, let alone open the secret order on the bamboo slips without permission.
"Okay! Mr. Tai Jing has been tired of traveling all the way. Please go to your room with Bai Yan to escape the heat first, please!"
In response to Tai Jing's words, Bai Yan put away the bamboo slips and made a 'please' gesture to Tai Jing.
Tai Jing quickly returned the gift.
In the main hall.
As the maid from the mansion brought good wine and meat, Bai Yan and Tai Jing drank and talked.
From Tai Jing's mouth, Bai Yan also learned some of the latest news in Qin.
What surprised Bai Yan the most was that the king actually agreed to establish a new rule. Officials who had committed fraud and were dismissed could pay off their crimes by serving in Yingchuan for four years.
Bai Yan is no stranger to the crime of cheating.
This situation was very common in the Qin State. In many places, many officials were relatives of their own, or after accepting bribes from others, they deliberately lowered the other party's land rent standards. When calculating the land rent, they intentionally wrote down the land rent, hid it and failed to report it, etc.
If such a situation of favoritism regarding land rent is discovered, according to Qin law, the official will be dismissed from his official position.
Now the king actually agreed that those officials who had committed the crime of cheating would go to Yingchuan to serve for four years to atone for their crimes.
"Tai Jing believes that this move is a wise move. Many ministers have bluntly said that Yingchuan has just been established as a county. Rather than using officials from the old Korean ministry, it is better to use officials from the Qin State to act more pragmatically."
After three rounds of drinking, Tai Jing was a little drunk and said to Bai Yan. In his words, he fully agreed with the newly promulgated decree in Xianyang.
Bai Yan nodded slightly when he heard Tai Jing's words.
On the surface, Bai Yan agreed with Tai Jing's words, but in fact, Bai Yan knew in his heart that this decision was not a good thing for Qin.
The reason why the ministers in the court agreed was that behind those officials who committed the crime of fraud, there were more or less the shadows of nobles and officials. Behind the favoritism, no one knows how much money was sent to the treasury of these officials.
After Xianyang promulgated this new regulation, these officials will be able to protect those officials even more in the future. Even if they are accidentally found out, they will not worry at all, and they will not even have to spend a lot of money to deal with the aftermath. They will only be transferred to Yingchuan for four years.
"please!"
Bai Yan took the wine cup and said to Tai Jing.
Tai Jing blushed and quickly took the wine cup and paid tribute to Bai Yan.
A long time passed.
I don’t know how many bottles of wine were empty.
When Tai Jing was completely drunk, he was helped by the maid to rest in the guest room of the mansion.
After Bai Yan saw Tai Jing leaving, he got up and went to the wooden table, and at the same time ordered someone to pick up and peck the two of them.
"You all dress up in disguise and go to Yingchuan to give the bamboo slips to the shopkeeper of Lu's shop and ask them to be handed over to Lu Qi. The other bamboo slips are sent to Chenggao and handed over to the city guard Gouze!"
Bai Yan handed the two volumes of bamboo slips he had just written to Huai and Peck, and asked the two of them to take a trip to Yingchuan.
Bai Yan knew that the incident between Yang Duan and the general made the king no longer trust the officials of the old Han Dynasty and the gentry of Han Dynasty. He would rather use the criminal officials of Qin to rule and manage Yingchuan.
The guards of Gongcheng, Xinsi and Du Ying, Feng Wen of Wanfeng City, Gouze of Chenggao, and the guard of Xinzheng, Lao Zhen, are his hidden connections in Yingchuan County, and they will be of great use in the future.
I don't want to see anything happen to these people.
Solution 1: The ancients had many ways to escape the heat. The richer they were, the more extravagant they became. At that time, copper even served as a ‘refrigerator’.
Solution 2: The Qin bamboo slips in Longgang record many cases of favoritism and malpractice regarding land rent. Officials who were convicted could go to the place they had just conquered and serve as officials for four years to offset their guilt.