At the foot of the mountains, small mounds are covered with grass, and new or old wooden signs are placed in front of the mounds.
At a glance, such small mounds stretch as far as the eye can see.
In spring and summer, everything revives, and the mountains, accompanied by the breeze, blow towards the endless green plains.
The sound of horse hooves sounded, and when the sound returned to calm, a figure leading a horse suddenly walked up to these mounds.
"one Year!"
Bai Yan led the horse and looked at the endless mounds of dirt in front of him, with a hint of sadness in his eyes.
Each of these mounds of dirt in front of him is a soldier who once swore to follow him to the death, a living person with a family.
A year ago, it was in this place that the Yuezhi and Huns from the north were defeated in that battle, but the countless soldiers in front of them were left here forever.
"You are here, Bai Yan is here!"
Bai Yan let go of the rope holding the horse, came to a mound, squatted down, and looked at the wooden cup in front of him that had obviously not been replaced for a long time.
There is a name engraved on it.
Quxiang, Quchang! He was made with a noble title, a cavalry soldier, and died in the battle of Gaonu.
And all the wooden monuments in the back are like this, with the names of fallen soldiers.
"General!"
Kou Zhuang stood behind Bai Yan with a famous iron cavalry soldier. Looking at the scene in front of him, Kou Zhuang could not help but his eyes turned red.
A year later, Kou Zhuang also clearly remembered this battle.
There were no reinforcements for the Bai's cavalry in this battle.
Only the Bai family's cavalry could resist the Yuezhi and the Xiongnu alone. They could resist these two armies with no less than 100,000 men!
at the moment.
Seeing that there were no tall grass growing on the graves of these soldiers who died in the war a year ago, Kou Zhuang knew that it must be the people of Gaonu City who came to worship and weed these soldiers.
Looking at those brand-new wooden monuments, they must have been replaced by the people of Gaonu City.
"Bring me the wine!"
Bai Yan stood up and turned to look at Kou Zhuang with slightly red eyes.
Previously in Yanmen, he escorted Jing Ke and his party out of Yanmen. After entering Shangjun, Bai Yan gave up riding and rode his war horse to Gao Nu in advance.
After leaving Gaonu City, there was a war that lasted for more than half a year. Later, they had to deal with the Yanmen chain and escort Ying Zheng.
Throughout the year, Bai Yan never had the opportunity to come to Shangjun to worship.
Now I'm passing by Shangjun.
Naturally, Bai Yan could not forget the thousands of cavalry soldiers buried here.
On the plains.
Under the leadership of Bai Yan, half of the cavalry soldiers were carrying small porcelain bowls, and the remaining half followed Bai Yan, holding a large pot of wine and slowly pouring wine into the small bowls in front of the tomb.
After pouring a pot, he turned around and went to the carriage to pick up another pot.
There are more than 4,000 graves and more than 4,000 tombs, but no one, whether it is Bai Yan, Gui, Kou Zhuang, or even the other soldiers, feels impatient.
Because every soldier who died in battle was a person who was born and died together.
Half an hour later.
Just as Bai Yan was leading the soldiers to pour wine, from the direction of Gaonu City, at some point, a large group of figures suddenly came towards them.
In an instant, all the cavalry officers and Bai Yan stopped and stood there to watch.
After a while.
As those figures approached, Bai Yan and the soldiers could clearly see that they were all citizens of Gaonu City, including men, women, old and young.
"General?"
Gui looked at the people blankly, and then looked at Bai Yan with some confusion.
Because Gui could clearly see that the people had more or less grain, millet, and other things in their hands.
Bai Yan was also a little confused at this moment and didn't understand why those people came.
"General Bai!"
After a while, the elderly people came to Bai Yan in groups and saluted Bai Yan.
Bai Yan saw this and quickly returned the favor.
"Old gentlemen, what is this?"
Bai Yan was a little confused.
Fortunately, at this moment, Bai Yan saw a few men wearing the clothes of Qin officials coming hurriedly on horseback beside the crowd of common people coming behind him.
"General, we all heard that the general came to Gaonu City, so we came here specially!"
"Yes, General Bai. If it hadn't been for General Bai, where would there be common people like us! Now that General Bai is here, he hopes to accommodate us, the people of Gaonu City, to express his gratitude to General Bai."
Several gray-haired old men raised their hands to Bai Yan and said.
During the conversation.
Several old men then knelt down and kowtowed to Bai Yan.
This move really startled Bai Yan, and he quickly reached out to help him.
"No!"
Bai Yan looked aside and motioned for his cronies to come over and help.
This is not an ordinary gift. Bai Yan cannot afford this kind of courtesy at the moment.
However, Bai Yan and his cronies helped several old men up, but behind the old men, countless people were kneeling on the ground. It was like this. At a glance, they were all the people of Gaonu City kneeling on the ground.
Bai Yan looked at this scene with a look of astonishment on his face.
Shocking.
Even Bai Yan felt truly shocked at this moment. He clearly felt the gratitude in the hearts of the people of Gaonu City.
At this moment, Bai Yan's eyes were extremely red.
"Old sir, please let the people get up!"
Bai Yan said to several old men, then turned around and slowly bowed to all the people.
Perhaps the leading elders also felt that General Bai in front of them was not used to this, so they turned their heads and asked the people behind them to stand up.
While these old men were talking, Bai Yan also noticed that all the soldiers not far away, including Kou Zhuang and Gui, were all being handed over to them by the common people who got up and carried a few things.
All the soldiers were frightened by the enthusiasm of the Gaonu people. No matter how hard they refused, they could not refuse.
There are many things, although they are not expensive, but this is the first time for everyone to experience this kind of thing.
At this time, Bai Yan also found some men enthusiastically wanting to help pour wine.
See the situation.
Bai Yan turned his head and saluted the old man again.
"Old sir, please hurry up and stop those men. Bai Yan understands your thoughts. Bai Yan is even more grateful for your usual actions. But this time, Bai Yan and the soldiers came to offer sacrifices. This wine needs to be provided by Bai Yan and the soldiers.
We pour it ourselves!"
Bai Yan explained softly.
There were too many people at the moment, and Bai Yan knew that if he spoke, the people would think it was a polite excuse, so Bai Yan still needed to explain clearly through the old men in front of him, and then these old men would stop those people.
Only in this way will those people believe it!
Compared with the things sent by the people of Gaonu, they are not very valuable. Later, I will find a way to return them to the people in another way. And one code is one code. Now it is he and the soldiers who are worshiping, so this wine will naturally
It must be poured by him and the soldiers themselves.
"Okay! I know what the general means!"
"General, be relieved!"
When several old men heard Bai Yan's words, they looked at each other and nodded quickly.
Thinking that General Bai in front of them is now very busy with business, and it took him a year to come here to worship, several old men could understand Bai Yan's thoughts.
"Go and tell them clearly!"
An old man took the initiative to say, and after Bai Yan bowed gratefully, he turned and left.
Just as the old man put on his clothes and took a few steps away, the Gaonu city guard and the city captains jogged up to Bai Yan, panting.
"Uncle Ximen, the guard of Gaonu City, pays homage to General Bai!"
"Cheng Lieutenant Kai Chuang, pay homage to General Bai!"
Uncle Ximen is about 28 or 29 years old, and Kai Chuang looks about the same. They are currently wearing official uniforms, breathing heavily, and saluting Bai Yan.
Even though the two of them are not affiliated with Yanmen County, at the moment, neither of them dare to show any slights to Bai Yan in front of them.
Not to mention Shangjun Lieutenant Hu Jin, who was Bai Yu's life-and-death friend, even Bai Yan in front of him had a close relationship with County Lieutenant Hu Jin, not to mention the county governor Feng Quji, who was married to the Bai family.
Therefore, even if you give them ten courages, they will not dare to make trouble in front of Bai Yan.
besides.
This is Gaonu City!
When they came on horseback, they opened their eyes and saw all the Gaonu people kneeling in front of them.
This scene really shocked both of them. They had never seen such a shocking scene.
At this moment, both of them still remembered the scene just now. At a glance, countless Gaonu people knelt down and kowtowed to Bai Yan in front of the grave. With such people's support, what if they dared to do anything to Bai Yan?
Without Bai Yan taking action, the people of Gaonu City probably wouldn't let them go.
Even though the two of them are city guards and city captains.
On the plain.
Bai Yan looked at Uncle Ximen and Kai Chuang and slowly prepared the ceremony.
"Bai Yan, I've met you two!"
After Bai Yan finished his salute, he stood up and looked at the people around him.
"Is this arranged by the two of you?"
After Bai Yan finished speaking, he looked straight at Uncle Ximen and Kai Chuang.
He did meet many people from Gaonu City along the way, but it would be better if the people were willing to come on their own, but I'm afraid it was arranged by Uncle Ximen and Kai Chuang in front of him.
If it was truly an arrangement, there would be no need for it. Previously, the people in Gaonu City helped weed the graves of thousands of soldiers and replaced them with wooden monuments. Now he was just passing by and came here to pay homage. There was no need at all.
Raising troops again and mobilizing the masses will tire the people.
"General Bai, it was not arranged by the two of us!"
"Yes, we both learned about the general's arrival later! It was the common people who heard about the general's arrival, so they came to the Benefactor's Tomb one after another!"
Uncle Ximen, Kai Chuang said with his hands raised.
At this moment, listening to Bai Yan's words and seeing Bai Yan's eyes, Uncle Ximen and Kai Chuang couldn't help but laugh or cry.
Neither of them knew anything about Bai Yan's arrival.
Or because of the unusual movements of the people in the city, the two of them found out after investigation that it was Bai Yan, the captain of Yanmen County, who came to Gaonu City to pay homage to the fallen cavalry soldiers.
On the plains.
When several old men saw that Bai Yan was worried that Cheng Shou had ordered them to come, they smiled with wrinkled faces.
Now in Gaonu, the people all know that the people buried in these graves are the saviors of their Gaonu people, and the biggest benefactor among them is General Bai.
So why did the city guard ask them to come and talk about it.
"It's not that it's okay, but Bai Yan thinks too much, and I hope you two can do it!"
When Bai Yan heard that it was not Uncle Ximen's order, he breathed a sigh of relief and apologized to Uncle Ximen.
Although it is a trivial matter, Bai Yan has many political opponents nowadays, and there are many people who want Bai Yan dead. Bai Yan can accept those people targeting him, but he does not want those conspiracies to involve Gao Nu.
The soldiers here have been buried here.
I'd rather ask more questions than ask more questions!
"General Bai is worried about the people. It is really a blessing for the people. How can you be surprised!"
Uncle Ximen quickly returned the favor, not daring to really care about Bai Yan's inquiry.
Kai Chuang on the side also followed suit.
Later, accompanied by Uncle Ximen and Kai Chuang, Bai Yan learned that after he left with his cavalry soldiers, the people of Gaonu City called this nameless land under the mountains the Tomb of Benefactors.
Every household in Gaonu City has made a rule that the descendants of the people in Gaonu City, regardless of gender, old or young, must pass it down orally from generation to generation, telling future generations where these thousands of cemeteries came from and the soldiers buried here.
, their deeds during their lifetime!
Xianyang, Qin State.
Just as Bai Yan was escorting Jing Ke to Xianyang, outside Xianyang City, Lu Sheng was also riding a carriage back to the gate of Xianyang City.
"stop!"
Inside the carriage, Lu Sheng felt the shaking of the carriage. When he saw from the small window on the side of the carriage that he was about to reach the city gate, he quickly asked the coachman to stop.
The driver and several attendants looked puzzled. They didn't understand why Lu Sheng suddenly stopped with the Xianyang City Gate in front of them.
Just then.
Lu Sheng slightly opened the car curtain.
"Instruct one person to go to the restaurant in the city and ask for some news! The other person goes to Lu Mansion and inform father that I have returned to Xianyang!"
Lu Sheng instructed softly, and then lowered the curtain.
Seeing this, the accompanying retinue quickly asked the two men to walk towards the city gate first.
Half an hour later.
A guard had just returned and told Lu Sheng that no officials had gone to the restaurant to investigate.
Until this time, Lu Sheng in the carriage finally breathed a sigh of relief.
It’s fine if nothing happens!
Lu Sheng recalled that two months ago, he suddenly learned that his friends Jiang Jing and Zhu Zhe had all turned against the traitors and intended to murder the King of Qin.
When I heard the news, I almost wet my pants in shock.
Lu Sheng's first reaction was that his friends Jiang Jing and Zhu Zhe were framed. After all, in Lu Sheng's eyes, Jiang Jing and Zhu Zhe were both ministers of the Qin State, with status, background, status and future. Such two people
How could an individual betray Qin?
It was not until later that I learned that it was the rebels who confessed it.
Lu Shengcai had to believe it.
Moreover, by spending a lot of connections and money to smoothen the relationship, Lu Sheng also inquired about what the rebels said. Even others were surprised at first. They did not expect that Jiang Jing and Zhu Zhe were so easy to win over, and Jiang Jing and Zhu Zhe only had one request.
.
That means Bai Yan must die!
No matter what, they hope to kill Bai Yan in Zhongmu City through those who are plotting to assassinate Ying Zheng.
To this day, Lu Sheng still can't figure out why Jiang Jing and Zhu Zhe wanted to take Bai Yan's life. They clearly had no grievances, so why did they let the good minister go and join forces with those heinous rebels?
, kill Bai Yan.
Something must have happened!
Lu Sheng had always guessed that something must have happened that made Jiang Jing and Zhu Zhe want to kill Bai Yan, so they would rather act as internal agents for the rebels.
After all, the two of them were drinking together the night before leaving Xianyang. At that time, he could not see that Jiang Jing and Zhu Zhe had any grudge against Bai Yan.
But now, both Jiang Jing and Zhu Zhe have been executed. There are doubts in their hearts, and Lu Sheng also understands that they will never know about them in their lifetime.
For now, as long as he is not implicated, it is a serious crime to assassinate Ying Zheng.
"Enter the city and return home!"
After Lu Sheng calmed down his nervousness, he ordered the groom to continue on his way.
More than half an hour later.
In the Lu Mansion in Xianyang City, Lu Sheng finally returned home, but as soon as he returned to the manor, he saw a servant coming over in a hurry.
"Young Master, the news from Yanmen was sent by someone from Mr. Gan!"
The servant came to Lu Sheng and said.
When Lu Sheng heard what the servant said, he looked at him with confusion, Gan Si?
Lu Sheng was very clear about Gan Si going to Yanmen. After all, Gan Si was his person. But what Lu Sheng didn't understand now was why Gan Si asked someone to send him a message as soon as he arrived in Yanmen, and why he dragged Lu
Strange person.
Think of this.
Lu Sheng frowned slightly, feeling vaguely worried.
Nowadays, Lu Qi is becoming more and more powerful, with countless money and wide connections.
Look at him.
After the deaths of Jiang Jing and Zhu Zhe, his personal connections were greatly damaged. Many of his previous connections were through Jiang Jing. Once Jiang Jing died, those connections became difficult to maintain. Now Gan Si is one of the few people he has the most high hopes for.
Otherwise, he would not have spent money in Xianyang before and asked his father for help to help Gan Si move around.
Now Gan Si is sending the message through Lu Qi's people, which makes Lu Sheng a little worried. He is afraid that Gan Si, whom he grew up with since childhood, will completely fall in love with Lu Qi.
Thinking that Zhengtang's father might still be waiting for him, Lu Sheng was also curious as to why Gan Si would send news through Lu Qi's people, and he was still so anxious, accompanied by the slightest worry in his heart.
"Okay, I'll go right away!"
In the end, Lu Qi decided to read Gan Si's letter first.
After all, it doesn’t take much time, and it won’t be too late to go see my father after reading it!
Shi ① Jiang Jing and Zhu Zhe didn’t know that Bai Yan, let alone Bai Yan, killed them by any means. The two of them were indeed recruited by the rebels, because after knowing that Yan was Bai Yan, they were worried that they would be retaliated by Bai Yan, so
He couldn't wait to kill Bai Yan with the help of the rebels. The whole thing between Jiang Jing and Zhu Zhe was borrowed from the Jin Dynasty in the Spring and Autumn Period.
Explanation ② Benefactor’s Tomb is an indispensable part, so I write it down.
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