Chapter 362 The misunderstood Ying Kan and his plan to get rid of Bai Yan.
"Woooooo~!" (sound of mouth being gagged)
"Woo~!"
Beside the moat outside Handan City, Qin soldiers holding long swords stood around the river, watching the people around them vigilantly together with the Qin soldiers on the city head.
At this moment, looking outside the city, hundreds of people were gathered together, looking at the hundreds of people tied up across the river.
Among those who were tied up, there were all men, women, old and young. Without exception, their bodies were covered with tangles, their mouths were stuffed with things, and they were constantly struggling.
"Who are those people?"
"Don't you know? They are all from Zhujiaxiang!"
"What, Zhujiaxiang?"
There was a lot of noise from the people watching. When everyone learned that the hundreds of people were all from Zhujiaxiang, they all couldn't help but think of a thought.
That means King Qin Yingzheng is back for revenge this time!
As long as you are from Handan, it is impossible not to know that King Yingzheng of Qin has lived in Handan of the State of Zhao since he was a child. He has been ignored and bullied since he was a child. The person who bullied Yingzheng was the same person who lived in Zhujiaxiang.
Those sons of the gentry.
But just when the people were feeling sorry for those in Zhujiaxiang, someone suddenly revealed the crimes those people had committed.
"I heard that those people had learned that Ying Zheng was coming to Handan and were afraid of Ying Zheng's revenge, so they joined other noble clans and planned to assassinate Ying Zheng on the way."
"That's right, notices have been posted, right inside the city!"
Some young civilian men in the crowd talked to each other, and one man even shook his head: "That's true, think about it, after Ying Zheng succeeded to the throne, if he wanted revenge, why worry about not having a chance? Why did he wait until now to take advantage of Ying Zheng?
You can just send assassins to assassinate your status!"
After the man finished speaking, the other men nodded and quickly agreed.
And these remarks were heard by others in the crowd, and some good people quickly turned around to discuss with others, seizing the opportunity to show that they knew a lot.
As a result, more and more people watching began to know the reason.
Even though some people were suspicious, when they looked at the hundreds of people on the other side of the river who were about to be killed, their eyes were not as indignant as they were at the beginning, but with a hint of doubt and suspicion.
Then, under the watchful eyes of all the people.
An official in official uniform came forward and read the edict loudly with a cloth. After reading it, he ordered the execution.
Beside the moat.
Under the watchful eyes of densely packed people, a tall and sturdy man picked up a huge ax specially designed for beheading and chopped off the heads of each prisoner.
Ten, twenty, thirty
Group after group of men were put on the beheading platform, and then in full view of the public, no matter how hard they struggled, their heads were eventually beheaded.
As the heads rolled to the ground one by one, the soil beside the moat was gradually stained red with blood, and the blood gradually flowed into the water flow in the river.
More and more people were beheaded, and the people at the back became more frightened and desperate. They looked at the heads one after another on the ground, trembling all over, but everything was in vain.
In the end, even if they peed their crotches, they would still inevitably be beheaded.
This day.
The moat outside Handan City was once again stained red with blood.
In Handan City, in a mansion, a Qin official hurried into the mansion and came to a main hall to report.
Ying Kan, who had been waiting for news in the main hall, was relieved when he learned from the Qin officials that all the people in Zhujiaxiang were executed.
In the main hall, except for Yingkan, the small wooden tables and seats in the two rows on the left and right were all full of people, including men, women, old and young, and there were more than ten people in total.
At the top of the main hall, there are three elderly men sitting side by side, each kneeling behind a wooden seat.
At this moment, whether it was the old men or others, after hearing what Official Qin said, these people all looked at each other, nodded with satisfaction, and then looked at Ying Kan together.
"Ying Kan, you have done a good job in this matter! This trip is back to Xianyang. With your contribution, you are only one step away from becoming the king."
A white-haired old man above the main hall said.
This sentence is also recognized by others. The people here are all members of the Ying clan and are members of the same clan. Naturally, there is no need to be secretive.
Ying Kan was selected and trained by the Ying clan from among many clan members since he was a child. When he grew up, he entered the court and later became a local official. In addition to his experience, he also cultivated connections for the Ying clan and accompanied the elders of the clan in the Qin court.
After leaving, Yingkan was transferred back to the Xianyang Palace.
Nowadays, Yingkan is still a little short of Fengjun's achievements.
In the Qin State, the throne cannot be hereditary, only the Marquis can. Therefore, even members of the Ying clan must still contribute to the Qin State in order to hold important positions among the officials.
"My child has disappointed Shibo and others!"
When Ying Kan heard what the old man said, he knelt down behind the wooden table, straightened his body quickly, bowed his hands and bowed to the three old men above him.
In front of the three old men, Ying Kan naturally would not say his name, let alone his title, but would call himself a junior in the same lineage.
"I don't blame you. Speaking of which, this time it's Bai Yan and Chu Ren's fault!"
Above the main hall, another white-haired, fat old man waved his hand. At this moment, the old face was full of dissatisfaction.
"As for Chu Ren and Bai Yan, if someone has told you the news before, you and Bai Yan will go to Zhongmou City together to eradicate those troublemakers and rebels. Why worry about not being able to be crowned king during this trip!"
As the fat old man spoke, the look on his face was obviously angry, and he patted the wooden table twice with his hands, his dissatisfaction evident in his words.
"that is!"
"indeed so."
"No!"
Under the main hall, after hearing the fat old man's words, the other men began to whisper in agreement.
When Ying Kan saw this scene, his face suddenly felt a little ashamed. He thought for a moment, looked around at the tribesmen who were still talking about it, and then turned to the three uncles above the main hall to salute.
"Shibo, speaking of it, I don't blame Bai Yan for this. It's all the child's fault."
Ying Kan said these words, feeling a little hot at the base of his ears, and his face gradually turned red. Ying Kan, who was born in the Ying family, rarely admits mistakes in his life, let alone to an outsider.
But now Yingkan has to stand up.
After all, if these tribesmen were dissatisfied with Bai Yan, not even Bai Yan, not even the Bai family would feel comfortable.
The people of the Ying clan did not accumulate connections from one generation to the next. They accumulated connections from generation to generation, plus those members of the Ying clan who, although their bloodline is weak, are still the same as their ancestors.
Not to mention the Bai family and its connections, even Ying Zheng, the King of Qin, dared not ignore such a force.
"Uncle Shibo, there was a dispute between Hai'er and Bai Yan earlier, and Hai'er did mention it to Bai Yan. If the matter is not confirmed, it should not disturb people's hearts. This is the fault of Hai'er. It is also the case that Bai Yan will verify it alone!"
Ying Kan explained to the three elders of the clan with a frank look on his face.
In the main hall.
After hearing Ying Kan's words and looking at Ying Kan's appearance, many young and old looked at each other in surprise, as if they were a little doubtful that this was not the Ying Kan they knew.
No one expected that Ying Kan would actually speak up for Bai Yan.
"It seems that you are much calmer this time!"
Among the three old men above, the old man who had been silent until now couldn't help but nodded slightly when he saw Ying Kan's appearance.
The old man in the middle and the fat old man were also somewhat pleased.
"Although the boy is at odds with Bai Yan, he also knows that this matter was indeed caused by the boy's oversight, which almost led to a catastrophe!"
Ying Kan said with a stiff smile.
In Ying Kan's heart, he knew very well that if it weren't for Chu Ren's letter, and if Bai Yan hadn't verified it himself with confidence, catastrophe would have been imminent.
Not to mention the meritorious service he just performed, if Bai Yan hadn't taken the initiative to stop him, let alone meritorious service, he would have been lucky not to be convicted.
Thinking back to those noble families who were hostile to Bai Yan before.
Ying Kan did not tell his clansmen that he and Bai Yan had settled their differences, let alone mentioned the truth of the matter.
At this time, Ying Kan just wanted to return Bai Yan's favor as soon as possible. Only in this way, when he saw Bai Yan again, would he not be ashamed in his heart and be able to express his gratitude to Bai Yan openly.
"Bai Yan can behave like a gentleman like you. Why did he accomplish this meritorious service without being promoted! Huh, if Bai Yan led you to accomplish meritorious deeds, how could your Majesty not have us speak kind words for them?
Promotion."
The fat old man told Ying Kan not to be too much of a gentleman and stop everything from happening to him. If Bai Yan was half as good as Ying Kan, the two of them would have taken another step forward by now.
Ying Kan looked at the second uncle of Yueyang and raised a helpless smile, which was full of bitterness at this moment.
With darkness.
After Yingkan finished drinking with his tribe, he took a carriage back to his mansion, but just after returning to the mansion, he hugged his two pretty concubines and prepared to enjoy them.
However, the servants came in a hurry and told Yingkan that someone was visiting his house and that he had been sitting there for a long time.
Ying Kan was a little confused, but this trip made Ying Kan put away his temper. Based on the principle of doing more things than making mistakes, Ying Kan asked his servants to take him there.
soon.
Ying Kan was in the main hall and saw four men, two of whom were members of his own tribe.
"Brother clan!"
"Brother clan!"
When the two men saw Ying Kan, they quickly stood up and exchanged gifts. The two men were one big and one small, the smaller one was smaller than Ying Kan, and the big one was about the same as Ying Kan.
Ying Kan looked at the two men and frowned slightly.
"You just finished drinking, why don't you go back and rest?"
Ying Kan looked at the two tribesmen who were drinking together just now and asked.
Thinking of Yingbu just now, Yingxin leaving early under the pretense of being drunk, and now bringing someone here again, something immediately came to mind.
At this time, two other older men also stood up and greeted Ying Kanji.
"Brother Ying Kan!"
"Zhao Yi, have you met Brother Yingkan!"
The two men spoke.
These two men were named Zhao Yi and Zhao Shuo. They had met Ying Kan several times, always on the day of the sacrifice, because they were both members of the Zhao clan.
"You two came here late at night, but something happened?"
Ying Kan faced Zhao Yi, and after Zhao Shuo compiled his greetings, he raised his head and asked softly.
Ying Kan was not a fool. It was already dark now and he had just drank wine with his tribe. Zhao Yi and Zhao Shuo had nothing to do and would never find him at this time.
"Haha~!"
When Zhao Shuo and Zhao Yi heard Ying Kan's words, they suddenly looked at each other and smiled.
At this time, Yingbu on the side smiled and asked Yingkan to take a seat first.
Upon seeing this, Ying Kan nodded, and then motioned for Zhao Shuo and Zhao Yi to sit down.
"It's like this, clan brother, just now at the banquet, the second uncle said, if Bai Yan informed the clan brother that he would make meritorious service with the clan brother, where would the king have the second uncle to speak kindly to the clan brother? clan brother
When I can be crowned king, I will definitely do so.”
Yingbu looked at Yingkan, Zhao Shuo and Zhao Yi after they all took their seats. Seeing that there was no one around, he raised his hands to Yingkan and said. After speaking, Yingbu looked unhappy.
"When I saw the expression on the clan brother's face, I also felt the same and felt a lot of anger. When I returned home, I happened to meet Brother Zhao Shuo and Brother Zhao Yi. After hearing what happened to the clan brother, Brother Zhao Yi and Brother Zhao Shuo were also filled with righteous indignation.
So I came late at night to ask to see my clan brother."
Yingbu slowly told Yingkan the reason.
As for the chance encounter with Zhao Yi and Zhao Shuo, the authenticity of this matter is unknown, at least Ying Kan is very suspicious.
After listening to Yingbu's words, Yingkan knew that Yingbu and Yingxin had misunderstood him.
When the second uncle said that, he did have a wry smile on his face and felt uncomfortable in his heart. However, the uncomfortable feeling was not because of Bai Yan, but because he was disappointed in himself. He had been blinded by being too arrogant before.
"So, are you two prepared?"
Ying Kan did not pay attention to Ying Bu in a hurry, but turned to look at Zhao Yi and Zhao Shuo brothers.
These two people are clan members of the King of Zhao. They have wide connections in the Zhao land. If these two clan clan members of the Zhao family take the lead and unite many noble clans to deal with Bai Yan, it may be possible.
In the main hall.
Feeling Ying Kan's gaze, Zhao Yi and Zhao Shuo thought of the previous deeds of Ying Kan and Bai Yan, and spoke slowly without hesitation.
"Get rid of it."
Zhao Shuo said softly: "Bai Yan!"
In the main hall illuminated by twenty or thirty candle lights, Zhao Shuo's words were light and airy, but Ying Kan's heart skipped a beat.
Ying Kan pondered for a moment, and under the candlelight, his face gradually became gloomy.
In an atmosphere of long silence.
Ying Kan didn't answer in a hurry, and his appearance did not frighten the other four, but looked happy.
Because Ying Kan doesn't say anything, it means that he already has the idea of getting rid of Bai Yan!
"Brother Yingkan, think about it, does Bai Yan respect Brother Yingkan this time? I heard that after Bai Yan made a meritorious service, Brother Yingkan went to question him, but Bai Yan was still sarcastic. Is this possible?"
Zhao Yi thought for a moment, then knelt down behind a small wooden table and asked Ying Kan with his hands raised.
After finishing speaking, Zhao Yi saw Ying Kan's increasingly pale face, turned his head and looked at Zhao Shuo, and the two of them smiled with satisfaction.
Many people know about the disagreement between Ying Kan and Bai Yan. I heard Ying Xin say that after Bai Yan made meritorious deeds, he did not take Ying Kan seriously, who was a member of the Ying clan, and made sarcastic remarks.
This was done in front of everyone, without mercy.
Zhao Shuo asked himself, if someone treated him like this, he would definitely kill that person for the sake of his face and status.
Not to mention that Yingkan was still a minister of Qin.
"Could this be false?"
Zhao Yi saw that Ying Kan remained silent and his face became more and more gloomy. He couldn't help but laugh and looked at Ying Xin and Ying Bu.
Ying Xin and Ying Bu immediately understood and began to cooperate with Zhao Yi. They quickly said that this matter was absolutely true and how Bai Yan said those ironic words in front of many people and in front of the subordinates of the clan brother.
"enough!"
Ying Kan let out a light anger and interrupted everyone.
Ying Kan's voice was not loud, but it was filled with overwhelming anger.
This scene made Zhao Yi and Zhao Shuo look satisfied.
Yingkan slowly raised his head,
"How to get rid of it? Bai Yan is a general of the Qin State, and his cavalry are all elite troops. What's more, if the king knows about it, have you ever thought about the consequences?"
Ying Kan asked.
Facing Ying Kan's inquiry, Zhao Yi pondered for a while.
"Simple, the Queen Mother died of illness, and the king will not stay in Handan for long. We will find a way to cause trouble in Yanmen. There are Wang Jian, Wang Ben, Uncle Meng, Meng Tian and other Qin generals here. The king will definitely let Bai Yan go to Yanmen.
Then I started to get rid of Bai Yan on the road."
Zhao Yi told the plan.
Zhao Shuo on the side also quickly added.
"Master Yingkan, think about it, Bai Yan in Yanmen County is popular, but apart from Yanmen, Handan, Gaotang, Wusui, Feixia, Fanwu and other places, the Zhao people in that place do not hate the Bai family. In the past, Bai Qi
Let Bai Yan be hung on the eaves of hundreds of thousands of orphans and widows in Zhao. Bai Yan's death must be the Zhao people's revenge on the Bai family."
Zhao Shuo said, telling Ying Kan not to worry, they just needed Ying Kan's cooperation and asked Bai Yan to rush back to Yanmen.
As long as the matter is urgent, there will not be many cavalry. When Bai Yan knows when to go to Yanmen and the route back to Yanmen, Bai Yan will have ten lives and only one dead end.
"That's right, brother clan, even if the king is furious at that time, there is no need to worry, I will inform my father-in-law!"
Yingbu also spoke up at this time.
The father-in-law of Yingbu is the current Right Prime Minister of the Qin State, Lord Changping, because Yingbu means marrying one of the younger daughters of Lord Changping.
"You two go back first!"
When Ying Kan heard Ying Bu's words, he did not answer Zhao Yi, but turned to look at Ying Bu and Ying Xin with a serious face.
"Clan"
What else does Yingbu want to say?
"go back!"
Ying Kan roared angrily, startling Ying Bu, who was the same age. Seeing Ying Kan's gloomy face, Ying Bu and Ying Xin quickly stood up.
"Brother Yingkan, why is this?"
When brothers Zhao Yi and Zhao Shuo saw this, they looked puzzled and looked at Ying Bu. Ying Xin and Ying Xin were about to be kicked out and asked quickly.
"They two can't be involved in this!"
Yingkan didn't explain much, just said a simple sentence.
See the situation.
Zhao Yi and Zhao Shuo breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that Ying Kan was worried that his clan members would be implicated. Thinking of this, they both felt that Ying Kan was making a fuss.
As long as Ying Kan agrees, they will be responsible for taking action here in Handan, the king will have Ying Kan as an internal response, and the Qin State will have Lord Changping headed by the Chu clan.
With so many forces getting rid of one Bai Yan, how can they worry about others? Even if Ying Zheng is angry, he will not be implicated as long as he casually throws out some scapegoats.
But looking at Ying Kan’s appearance.
Neither Zhao Yi nor Zhao Shuo insisted anymore, and gave Yingbu and Yingxin a look to let them leave first.
For Zhao Yi and Zhao Shuo, as long as Ying Kan agrees, it will be fine. With Ying Kan by Ying Zheng's side, even if there are any changes, Ying Kan can use his clan connections to deal with it when the time comes, which is also the key to success or failure.
In the main hall.
After Ying Kan watched the two tribesmen leave, he looked at Zhao Yi.
"You have no enmity with Bai Yan, why do you want to get rid of Bai Yan?"
Yingkan asked a key question.
In Ying Kan's eyes, although Bai Yan led the troops to destroy Zhao, the most critical battle at Jingxing was when Bai Yan personally led the troops to defeat the Zhao army.
But Ying Kan didn't believe that just because of this, Zhao Yi and Zhao Shuo would spend so much effort to get rid of Bai Yan.
"It's true."
Zhao Yi heard Ying Kan's words, thought about it, saw Zhao Shuo also nodded, and said to Ying Kan: "Mr. Bai!"
"Before, Bai Yan killed so many nobles from Zhao in Yanmen. Brother Yingkan, you can ask how many people in Handan City want Bai Yan's life!"
Zhao Shuo suddenly pointed outside the main hall and added with an impassioned expression.
Zhao Shuo was telling Ying Kan that Bai Yan's actions in Yanmen, not to mention other places, even the dignitaries in Handan City wanted Bai Yan to die and did not dare to kill Bai Yan, but they were afraid of Bai Yan's cavalry.
"How many people participated in this killing of Bai Yan?"
Ying Kan understood Zhao Shuo's words, thought about it, and asked.
Although it is not clear whether Zhao Yi's words are true or false, Zhao Shuo's words are indeed true. Ying Kan also knows that the nobles in Handan City now want Bai Yan's life.
After all, not to mention that Bai Yan is a descendant of the Bai family, after Bai Qi.
Even with the Yanmen incident, not to mention the reaction of the nobles in other cities, even in Handan City, there were countless nobles who resented Bai Yan.
"Brother Yingkan, don't worry!"
When Zhao Yi and Zhao Shuo heard Ying Kan's words, they looked at each other with joy.
Later, in the main hall, the two of them informed Ying Kan of the specific people involved. These people all had grudges against the Bai family or Bai Yan, and their influence spread across other places.
When talking about the plan later, Zhao Yi bluntly said that by taking advantage of the death of the Queen Mother Zhao Ji, Ying Zheng did not see the time for the ministers to take action. Only at this time, Ying Zheng was in a bad mood and became furious when he heard that someone was making trouble, thus making Bai Yan go to Yan.
Door.
Late at night.
As the hours passed, the full moon became brighter in the sky, illuminating the entire land in the dark night sky.
In Ying Kan's mansion.
Ying Kan saw off Zhao Yi. After Zhao Shuo left, he stood under the eaves and looked at the sky above the yard.
Ying Kan never understood why Bai Yan wanted to thoroughly investigate the looting and selling in Yanmen, and even wanted to execute those nobles who participated in the looting and selling, and even some Qin officials and generals, regardless of offending so many nobles.
Yingkan knew before that many people wanted Bai Yan to die and told Bai Yan privately.
But Ying Kan never thought that there would be so many. I am afraid that even if Ying Zheng knew about it, he would be frightened by the list above and then become angry.
"Sir, the pen and ink are ready!"
At this time, an old servant slowly came behind Ying Kan.
Upon hearing this, Ying Kan withdrew his gaze, turned around and walked towards the study.
Dear friends, please explain, it is not water.
Yingkan didn't know that after this incident, all the Yanmen disciples joined the cavalry and were loyal to Bai Yan.
Things often change from small things.
There is no such thing as loyalty and loyalty without reason in the world.
Money, status, yes, gratitude is even more important.