Zhongmou City was originally an important place of the Zhao State. For the original Zhao State, its status was the same as that of Huan.
Yanyu is the only place that must pass from Jinyang to Handan, so Zhongmou City is the only place that must pass from Handan to Luoyang. Earlier, because Luoyang was the capital of the Zhou royal family, and the Zhou royal family was the common ruler of the world, the status of Zhongmou City
, since the three families were divided into Jin, Zhao State has always sent heavy troops to garrison.
At this moment, in Zhongmou City, with people coming and going, the wide streets are lined with bustling alleys, and dazzling restaurants stand among them for the entertainment of merchants and nobles between Handan and Luoyang.
Three carriages were driving slowly through the city at this moment.
On the street, some expressionless men wearing commoners all looked at the three carriages. After one glance, they turned away and paid no more attention.
Some dark-skinned old farmers carrying firewood got up and left after seeing the three carriages.
In a relatively quiet alley.
The three carriages drove slowly until they came to the door of a mansion, and then they slowly stopped.
The grooms on the three carriages looked around calmly after the carriages stopped. Only when they saw the men passing by and the old farmers carrying firewood did they feel relieved.
"Sir, we're here!"
The leader of the carriage came to the carriage and said respectfully to the carriage.
Then I saw a man in his twenties slowly walking out of the carriage.
The man's appearance is majestic and majestic. Even if he is placed outside, people can't help but admire him as a handsome man.
"Brother Sui! Is this here?"
After the young and beautiful man got off the carriage, several men who got off the carriage behind him came forward and asked.
"finally reached!"
The two men who were traveling with the young and handsome man also rubbed their waists after getting off the carriage, and then pointed to the mansion in front of them: "This is it!"
Finished.
One of the men stepped forward quickly, came to the front door of the mansion, and patted the door hard.
And next to the carriage.
The other men saw this and didn't take it seriously. One man looked around and then stepped forward.
"Tian Sui, tell me, how many people did you bring here this time? Why didn't you see anyone along the way? You must know that everyone is watching your Tian's reaction. If you don't bring anyone here, you will
It doesn’t make sense!”
The man said to Tian Sui.
Looking at Tian Sui in front of him, the man's eyes were full of worry.
After all, unlike others, his Chen family and Tian family have been from aristocratic families since they were young, and Chen Xu and Tian Sui grew up together. Their relationship is as strong as any, so they don't have to be secretive when speaking.
"Don't worry, they're all here!"
Tian Sui glanced at Chen Xu to reassure him.
"coming?"
When Chen Xu heard Tian Sui's words, his eyes widened and he was a little confused.
But now that he saw Tian Sui speaking, Chen Xu could only believe that in this assassination of Ying Zheng, apart from the dead soldiers raised by the old clan in Zhao State and a small number of wealthy people, the most important thing was that Tian Sui brought
Qi martial arts.
And because it is assassination, assassination, Qi martial arts with countless skills is far more powerful and important than dead soldiers and hundreds of gold.
"Huan Chu! Are you still thinking about Fei Yan?"
Chen Xu turned around and found that one of his friends was still in a daze, and couldn't help but laugh and joke.
When they were in Qi State, Huan Chu and other men met Tian Sui's younger sister Tian Feiyan, and were shocked by Tian Feiyan's beauty. Huan Chu, who had the highest family background and was the most promising among them all,
, even though I have left Qi State Linzi, I have not thought about food or tea along the way.
This also made Chen Xu laugh a lot.
"Didn't Uncle Tian Ding say that whoever kills Ying Zheng will be betrothed to his daughter?"
Chen Xu whispered with a smile.
After he finished speaking, not only Huan Chu who Chen Xu was looking at, but also several other members of the aristocratic family wearing silk clothes, their eyes showed a touch of fire, or maybe they were fantasizing.
However, before Chen Xu could say the next sentence, just when he opened his mouth, Tian Sui elbowed him on the side, causing Chen Xu to shut up in pain and cough twice.
"Ah! Tian Sui, you, you kill people! It hurts me to death!!!"
Chen Xu regained his breath, pointed at his friend Tian Sui, and said with a painful look on his face.
Tian Sui is the second son of Tian Ding of the Tian family and a clan relative of the Qi royal family. He is also the guard general of Yishan Camp in Qi State and has always guarded Muling Pass.
Although he is not a very strong man, Tian Sui, who has practiced martial arts since childhood, is not something that ordinary people can withstand.
At least Chen Xu felt that if Tian Sui exerted more force, he could just lie down on the ground and fall asleep for two or three days.
"If it hurts, just stop saying a few words!"
Tian Sui said, then looked at Huan Chu.
"Brother Chu, don't worry. The assassination of Ying Zheng is of great importance and must not be taken lightly."
Tian Sui said.
Regarding this Huan Chu, although he had a lot of beard and did not look like a handsome man, Tian Sui still had a lot of affection for him in his heart.
The Huan family, the Qing family, the Huan family, the Dongguo family, the Lu Pu family, etc. all trace their ancestors back to Duke Huan of Qi, the twelfth generation king of Qi.
As a martial arts practitioner, Huan Chu was pleasing to Tian Sui both as a person and as an expert on battlefield tactics. He was many times better than other Confucian scholars who were thin and weak.
If it weren't for his father's high requirements for his younger sister's husband, Tian Sui would not object to his younger sister marrying the Huan family.
I just heard what my friend Chen Xu said.
When Tian Sui looked at Huan Chu's appearance, he was really worried that Huan Chu would get mad and impulsively pick up his sword to assassinate Ying Zheng.
Qin's Xianyang garrison and Qin's famous Bai family cavalry are not ordinary soldiers. If they attack rashly, Huan Chu will definitely die without a burial place.
"Thank you so much, Brother Sui, Huan Chu knows it well!"
When Huan Chu heard Tian Sui's words, he bowed his hands to Tian Sui in gratitude.
While everyone was talking.
At this time, the door of the mansion slowly opened. When everyone heard the sound and went out, they saw a rather old man sticking his head out of the door, looking at the man who knocked on the door, and then at the group of people behind the man.
"Gentleman, the other noble clan elders are already inside! Please!"
The old man opened the door and said to the man and everyone.
The man nodded and then turned around.
"Walk!"
The man called to Tian Sui and his entourage beside the carriage to talk to him first at the mansion.
Inside the mansion.
In the main hall, which was different from the silence outside the mansion, seven or eight elderly people, as well as about twenty middle-aged men, and young men seemed to be discussing something in the main hall.
When they saw Tian Sui and his party arriving, everyone including the old man shut up.
At this time, the young man who knocked on the door came to the lobby and bowed his hands in salute to the old man who was leading the lobby.
"Grandpa, the master has brought people here!"
The man raised his hands and said.
After saying that, he introduced the young men behind him one by one to his grandfather and other elders of the noble clan.
While the host was speaking, the old man above the lobby, other old men, and everyone else stood up one after another and bowed their hands in front of Tian Sui and others.
No one who can be in this hall has a low origin, and the owner of this mansion is Zhu Xun's grandfather, and one of the descendants of the Zhao Wang family. The main surname of Zhu's father is the surname, and he is responsible for the assassination of Ying Zheng here in Zhongmu.
task.
"Tian Sui, meet the Lord!"
"Chen Xu, meet the Lord!"
Under Zhu Xun's introduction, Tian Sui and Chen Xu made arrangements for Zhu Xun's grandfather.
Other young men also bowed to the Lord.
Next came the other nobles in the lobby.
A simple introduction took a lot of time, but everyone in the lobby didn't take it seriously. After all, in everyone's eyes, they felt relieved when they saw Tian Sui's arrival.
The assassination of Ying Zheng on this trip can be said to have been planned for a long time. Not only in Zhongmu, but also the noble forces in other places have their own plans to cooperate with the assassination here in Zhongmu.
However, facing the Qin State's Xianyang garrison and the Bai family's cavalry who have been fighting for many years, no one can guarantee success.
The arrival of Qi Martial Arts undoubtedly shocked everyone and raised their hopes.
In the lobby.
After the introduction, even though it was known that the assassination of Ying Zheng was of great importance, non-high-status nobles could not participate, could not disclose the information, and inform outsiders. However, after talking, other old people and all the middle-aged men in the lobby learned that
, it turns out that except for Tian Sui, none of the other young men are simple.
The Chen family and the Dongguo family of Qi State, and the famous Confucians all had good relations with the Chen family and the Dongguo family.
The Huan clan, Huan Chu, was a young man from Qi State, and was called by many people a young descendant of Bai Yan who was not weak to the Bai clan.
The two Jing brothers are descendants of King Chu of the Chu State. They have a very high reputation among the knights and righteous men in the world. Even Chu Mo (a descendant of the Mohist family) who is as famous as Qin Mo respects the Jing family very much.
It can be said that the group of six people represents all aspects, and their background power and abilities are far beyond everyone's imagination.
"Very good!"
"It's enough to get rid of Ying Zheng this time!!!"
"right!"
Many people looked at each other excitedly. Everyone knew that with so many forces gathering together now, it was enough to plot the murder of Ying Zheng.
"Please sit down!"
The boss nodded constantly, and when he saw that everyone was chatting, he invited Tian Sui and others to sit down and start discussing business matters.
Previously, when Qin attacked South Korea and Zhao, other vassal states did not dare to send troops rashly. Even if other forces wanted to help, they could not withstand Qin's iron hoof. Now they have the opportunity to assassinate Ying Zheng and make a little contact with the famous anti-Qin families.
Everyone is willing to participate.
This also made the master, who was over fifty years old, clearly feel that Qin's death would not be long!
Since I was a child, I have watched King Qin Zhaoxiang send the Qin army to attack other countries. He has watched step by step as more and more nobles resisted the Qin State. Nowadays, there are countless anti-Qin forces.
The Lord has a premonition.
Sooner or later, Qin will be attacked and destroyed by the people of the world.
Luoyang City.
As night fell, Bai Yan yawned and looked at the news sent from all over the Zhao Kingdom under the candlelight.
On the road from Luoyang to Handan, news from almost all places told Bai Yan that the roads along the way were very safe, and the local city captains and captains had ordered people to check and garrison them.
This is true even for the spies and spies among the noble families that he, the Bai family, the Feng family, and the Yang family bribed.
"what is going on?"
Bai Yan rubbed his forehead, full of doubts.
It is impossible for the nobles in Zhao to bribe all the officials and generals of Qin along the way. From this point of view, the news is true.
What's more, some of the nobles have been bribed, which none of the nobles know. If there is even the slightest hint of trouble among those nobles, he will definitely receive the news.
That is to say.
Those nobles were indeed not setting up an ambush.
But it is precisely this that makes it even more worrying.
It's really reassuring, even vaguely deliberate.
There seems to be some force behind all this.
"Am I worrying too much?"
Bai Yan looked at the stacked bamboo slips in front of him. Behind each bamboo slip, they represented the officials and generals of the Qin State on the road to Handan.
"General!"
The door to the room was slowly pushed open, and Gui walked in.
"General, it has been clearly investigated that Wu Yun did not follow us!"
Gui raised his hands to Bai Yan and reported the report.
"Okay! Then ignore Wu Gao for now."
Bai Yan said.
After finishing speaking, Bai Yan looked at Gui.
"Gui, tomorrow you bring five people, take off their armor, put on disguises, and help me send them to Yangcheng."
Bai Yan handed a roll of bamboo slips that had been prepared to Gui.
Before the news from Yanmen came, Bai Yan was as if his eyes were covered with a piece of cloth, unable to see anything clearly on the road to Handan.
In this situation.
Bai Yan's biggest reliance is Xu Zixiao's identity.
Back then, Bai Yan used Xu Zixiao's identity to bring 50,000 shi of grain and millet to the State of Zhao. Although it was a estrangement, the grain and millet were real and no one would doubt Xu Zixiao's identity.
The Wu family's status was extraordinary. The only thing Bai Yan was sure of at the moment was to use Xu Zixiao's identity to get information from Wu Gao.
or.
Use Wu Yun!
Bai Yan had nothing to do about it. On the one hand, Ying Zheng's safety and Zhao Ji's safety, as well as his own life and that of the soldiers, were all being threatened.
On one side is Wu Yun.
Which one is more important? As the commander of the cavalry, Bai Yan has no choice.
"promise!"
After hearing Bai Yan's words, Gui accepted the order.
But just as Gui took over the bamboo slips from Bai Yan, footsteps could be heard outside the study.
Then he saw Yanmao walking in from outside, and there seemed to be a hint of anger on Yanmao's scarred cheek.
Under Gui's gaze, Yanmao came to the study.
"General, Yingkan asked the general to come over and tell the general that the Zhao army was completely destroyed. Apart from the Zhao army that was huddled in Daidi, the only remaining general was Zhao Bianqi who was captured in Yanmen. As a general,
The bodyguard generals appointed by the king should be calm and steady, and should not be in a state of fear and uneasiness all day long at the slightest sign of trouble, or even catch the slightest hint of the wind."
Yanmao raised his hands and said to Bai Yan.
After saying this, before Bai Yan could say anything, Gui next to him opened his eyes wide, looked at Yanmao, and then at Bai Yan, his eyes gradually becoming angry.
Gui's breathing was a little rapid, and he didn't speak. He kept looking at Bai Yan.
"You go down first!"
Bai Yan saw Gui's gaze and said softly.
As they had a life-long friendship, Gui's eyes clearly made it clear to Bai Yan that Bai Yan didn't take Ying Kan's words to heart.
Ying Kan belongs to the Ying clan. When he left the main hall after receiving the appointment, Bai Yan could clearly feel the arrogance in Ying Kan's expression when he spoke to him outside the main hall.
That is the sense of superiority brought by identity, status, and blood.
Later, Ying Kan asked him to go to the palace of Queen Mother Zhao alone, which clearly reflected this.
Along the way.
Because he was careful and cautious, Bai Yan often handed over everything to Ying Kan in detail, which made Ying Kan a little impatient. Now, Ying Kan also received the pile of bamboo slips on the table in front of him.
That's why Ying Kan said it bluntly, which was full of metaphors.
Even in his words, Ying Kan was very dissatisfied and said that if there was an ambush, the only possibility was that Bai Yan deliberately let Zhao Bianqi from Yanmen come to ambush him.
"promise!"
When Gui heard Bai Yan's words, she raised her hands in a somewhat unsatisfied manner, then turned and left.
Yanmao watched Gui leave beside him, and then looked at Bai Yan.
"General, what should we do?"
Yanmao asked.
The look in Gui's eyes just now was so obvious, how could Yanmao not see it.
Yanmao was not surprised by this. As for Ying Kan's words, even when he heard them just now, he couldn't help but feel filled with anger.
Following the general in front of him through life and death, Yan Mao knew very well that the general was definitely not Ying Kan's kind and could be compared to someone who had never been on the battlefield.
I was in Gaonu, Shangjun.
If it hadn't been for the general's judgment and premonition, the entire Bai clan's cavalry, the entire Gao Nu, and even the entire Shangjun would have been massacred by the Yueshi and Xiongnu tribes.
"Don't worry about Yingkan!"
Bai Yan looked at these bamboo slips and sighed.
Ying Kan is a pampered royal family member, and now Bai Yan is too lazy to count on Ying Kan anymore.
What's more, what Ying Kan said just now, Bai Yan understood, even if he took the initiative to talk to Ying Kan again, it would be useless.
"First arrange a few soldiers to go to Yanmen. Remember to ask the soldiers to dress up!"
Bai Yan looked at Yanmao.
If someone really set up an ambush halfway, and no news came out, then the forces behind it would definitely block the road to Yanmen halfway.
Therefore, for this trip, the soldiers going to Yanmen had better go in disguise and not wear Qin armor.
"promise!"
When Yanmao heard Bai Yan's words, he cupped his hands and responded.
In the study room.
Bai Yan watched Yanmao turn around and leave, kneeling down in front of the desk, looking at the push of bamboo slips placed on the table with doubt in his eyes.