Under the leadership of the servant, Lu Sheng quickly came to the study. Without making Lu Sheng wait long, the servant took down a roll of bamboo slips from the wooden shelf in the study and brought it to Lu Sheng with both hands.
"Young shopkeeper, this is the bamboo slip sent by Yanmen!"
The servant said softly.
Seeing this, Lu Sheng reached out and took the bamboo slip from the servant's hand, and slowly opened it.
When I saw the content in the bamboo slips, the first sentence was, 'Brother Lu Sheng, Si, we have arrived at Yanmen Shanwu, everything is fine!'.
When Lu Sheng saw this, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Lu Sheng could feel that the closeness expressed in Gan Si's handwriting was the same as before.
This also proves that Gan Si did not want to abandon him.
Thinking of this, Lu Sheng was also glad that he had a sharp eye and did not see the wrong person. Gan Si was still very reliable.
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Second sentence.
"In Shanwu City, Si, along with his uncle and brother Lu You, went to the Governor's Mansion to visit Governor Yang."
Lu Sheng nodded. He also knew about his uncle Lu Jia and Lu You's trip to Yanmen.
Today, when it comes to commerce and trade, apart from the Qi State, the most prosperous commerce and trade is the Zhao State. Although the Zhao State has been at war for many years and has also encountered natural disasters, the foundation of the Zhao State's commerce and trade is still there.
All the rich businessmen from all over the world come to Handan. This statement is not empty talk.
After Yanmen experienced looting and selling, the nobles withered and all the former territories were vacant. It was the right time for development. Not to mention that his uncle Lu Jia would definitely go. After the Zhao Kingdom was destroyed, he didn't go to Yingchuan to meet Lu.
Qi, plans to join forces with Lu Qi.
"When Gan Si has established a foothold in Shanwu City, he will also take a trip to Handan, Shanwu."
Lu Sheng said in his heart.
If it hadn't been for Jiang Jing and Zhu Zhe's accident before, he might have already set off for Yanmen.
After all, the opportunity is there now, and Lu Sheng knows that if the Lu family doesn't take it, people from other places will take it.
Thinking room.
Lu Sheng's eyes followed the bamboo slips, and he saw that everything was going on at the Sheriff's Mansion.
However, when he saw what Gan Si said behind him, Lu Sheng's eyes widened.
"In the pavilion of the mansion, I see Yang Junwei and Bai Yan!"
After seeing this sentence, Lu Sheng held his breath.
Did Gan Si meet Bai Yan?
Lu Sheng did not expect that Gan Si had just arrived in Shanwu City to visit Yang Junshou and met Bai Yan.
Lu Sheng then looked down.
next moment.
When Lu Sheng saw the bamboo slips, it was written word by word.
'At that time Si Cai understood that Yan was Bai Yan!!!'
Lu Sheng opened his mouth slightly and looked at the words on the bamboo slips in astonishment.
Wrong writing?
How could Bai Yan be Yan? He knew Yan for more than a day or two.
Lu Sheng thought about it, and the young man's expression appeared in his mind. If he were Bai Yan,
Suddenly, as he thought of something, Lu Sheng's expression gradually became dull, and he raised his head in a daze, then lowered his head in confusion and looked at the bamboo slips.
Yan!
It’s Bai Yan!!!
After confirming that he had read it correctly and confirming that the words on the bamboo slip were correct, the bamboo slip in Lu Sheng's hand instantly fell to the ground and made a slight movement.
The figure of that young man appeared in Lu Sheng's mind, and he kept shaking his head.
"How can it be?"
Lu Sheng's lips trembled and he kept repeating "impossible" in an inaudible voice.
At this moment, Lu Sheng looked shocked, his eyes full of disbelief.
In Lu Sheng's eyes, how could this be possible?
Yan, how could it be Bai Yan!
Bai Yan!
Qin general Bai Yan!
That descendant of the Bai family led the army to destroy Han and conquer Zhao, and became a famous Qin general in the battle at Gaonu in Shangjun.
Bai Yan!!!
Bai, the white of Pingyang Bai family.
"How could he be Bai Yan?"
Lu Sheng shook his head in disbelief and kept denying it.
Outside the study room.
Hearing the sound of the bamboo slips falling to the ground, a servant guarding the door turned sideways and came to the door.
Although it was in Xianyang, and even though the servant did not believe that someone could sneak into the Lu Mansion and have the courage to commit murder, as a slave of the Lu Mansion, the servant still came to watch as soon as he heard the news.
If you are not a loyal slave, you will not be valued by the master of the family.
This servant has a deep understanding of this, otherwise he would not be taken by Lu Sheng.
But when the servant came to the door and saw the study room, Lu Sheng's expression was full of trance, he kept shaking his head, and he didn't know what he was mumbling at the corner of his mouth.
At Lu Sheng's feet, a roll of bamboo slips suddenly fell to the ground.
Lu Sheng seemed indifferent to all this.
See the situation.
The servant immediately knew that the sound he heard just now should be the sound of the bamboo slips falling to the ground, but now he was looking at the young shopkeeper with some doubts.
"Young shopkeeper?"
the servant shouted softly.
Lu Sheng, who was in a daze in the study, seemed to have not heard the slave's words. He kept shaking his head and his face turned pale.
Then Lu Sheng suddenly became stunned, panting suddenly, and then sat down on the ground.
"Young shopkeeper!"
When the servant saw this scene, he quickly came to Lu Sheng, who was sitting limply on the ground, and stretched out his hand to help Lu Sheng.
It was at this time that the servant felt that Lu Sheng not only looked absent-minded, but his arms were constantly shaking.
"Come"
The servant looked panicked and was about to turn around and call others to come to help, worried that something might happen to the young shopkeeper.
Unexpectedly, before the words were spoken, Lu Sheng suddenly burst into tears and shouted, "I'm sorry!"
"I~I'm so sorry!!!! Oooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh~!"
Lu Sheng was crying so loudly that the servants were startled.
The servants who had been following Lu Sheng had never seen the young shopkeeper so emotionally disturbed, and even burst into tears, with a sad look on his face, full of tears.
"I'm sorry~!"
Lu Sheng didn't pay attention to the servant's eyes. At this moment, Lu Sheng had no intention of paying attention to the servant anymore.
At this moment, Lu Sheng's mind was filled with every detail he had ever seen of that young man.
When they met in Xianyang, he also introduced Gansi to the young man. When they were in Shangjun, they drank and laughed together at his uncle's mansion.
Scenes, sentences, bits and pieces of conversations we had.
From the very beginning, he had always thought about pulling that young man away from Lu Qi. He had always thought about it!!!
now.
After seeing Gan Si's words, Lu Sheng realized that the young man was Bai Yan!!!
Think of this.
Lu Sheng was so sad that it was hard to breathe. Tears in his eyes kept coming out of the corners of his eyes and slowly falling down. Even in the state of grief, mucus came out of his nose, and his whole body was constantly sobbing.
Lu Sheng now remembered that they were together in the restaurant with the young man before he left. Lu Sheng was so regretful that he almost couldn't breathe. He opened his mouth wide, eager to take back his original words.
Lu Sheng sat on the ground with a sad look on his face and burst into tears.
The thought came to mind that day in the restaurant, when he personally told the young man that all the women in the restaurant were kidnapped by Zhao Di and bought by him.
Now that I know that young man is Bai Yan, I recall Yanmen's handling of the robbery and sale.
Thinking about it, his actions, his words
Even behind.
Lu Sheng remembered what he said in the restaurant in the past.
'After the incident in Yanmen, I, Lu Sheng, no longer seek to get acquainted with Bai Yan. After all, Bai Yan has made many enemies. Getting acquainted now is not worth the gain! But you, if you have the chance, should be like Mr. Jiang Jing
As you said, stay away from Bai Yan!'
When I think of this sentence.
Lu Sheng raised his hands and kept beating his chest, with tears on his face.
Lu Sheng clearly remembered the tone in which he said these words to the young man at that time.
At that time, he nodded happily, saying that he was lucky that he didn't know Bai Yan, so as not to get into trouble, and advised the young man to stay away from Bai Yan.
Thinking of this, Lu Sheng was heartbroken with grief.
"Young shopkeeper! Young shopkeeper!"
The servant saw that Lu Sheng was going crazy. He was crying and beating his chest hard with his hands. The sound was startling, so he quickly reached out to stop him.
However, Lu Sheng couldn't control that much at this moment.
Lu Sheng wanted to die now!
Qin Guo Zuo Geng!
This was the kind of support he had always dreamed of and never dared to dream of.
Bai Yan had offended many noble families, but now that the Bai family was married to the Feng family, and he later learned that General Yang hosted a banquet for Bai Yan in the Yang Mansion, these alone were enough for him to seek refuge with Bai Yan, and there was no need to worry about anything.
Not to mention.
Before, when King Qin went to Handan, Bai Yan made meritorious deeds on the way.
It was even heard that in Handan, before the death of the Queen Mother Zhao, she personally asked the King of Qin to reuse Bai Yan. Regardless of whether this rumor was true or false, the fact that Bai Yan once searched for medicine for the Queen Mother Zhao was real. His father and
My grandfather once said that when the King of Qin was in power, it would be as difficult as going to heaven for the nobles to slander Bai Yan.
"Why did I lose my mind at that time? I was greedy for life and afraid of death?"
Lu Sheng sobbed and wiped his face. Tears had already wet his entire face full of regret.
However, no matter how regretful I feel at this moment, there is nothing I can do about it.
The most painful thing in the world is not not getting it.
But it's obvious that I got it.
Now I can only watch him leave, unable to make up for it.
No matter how thick-skinned Lu Sheng was, when he thought about those words he proudly said in the restaurant, he was too embarrassed to see that young man again.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
Lu Sheng's mood finally collapsed and he was about to hit the wall.
Fortunately, a servant on the side saw this and stopped him.
After a long time.
The desperate Lu Sheng couldn't think about it anymore. After the overwhelming energy passed, he slowly accepted his fate and sat slumped on the ground with tears on his face and his eyes blank.
Looking at the bamboo slips in front of him, Lu Sheng looked at the writing on it with a dazed look on his face.
On the bamboo slip.
Gan Si also wrote that he wanted him to go to Shangjun.
But how could Gan Si know that a long time ago, he, Lu Sheng, made a hasty choice out of greed for good fortune and avoidance of misfortune.
It’s over!
Completely finished!
When Lu Sheng thought about what he had said to the young man, Bai Yan, he was filled with despair.
"Master, Master, please wait here!"
The servant watched Lu Sheng calm down. The servant who was so frightened that he broke out in cold sweat did not dare to delay at this time. He quickly turned around and walked towards the outside of the mansion, preparing to inform Father Lu of the matter.
However, not long after the servant left.
suddenly.
Lu Sheng, who had been absent-minded, seemed to suddenly remember something and shook his head immediately.
"No, no, there is a way!"
Lu Sheng thought of something and suddenly came back to his senses. He picked up the bamboo slips that had fallen to the ground, stood up staggeringly, and ran out of the study.
After a while.
When Lu's father and Lu Sheng's grandfather came to the study, there was no sign of Lu Sheng.
"What's going on? Where's the baby?"
Father Lu frowned slightly and turned to look at the servant.
"The young shopkeeper just now is still here!"
When the servant heard Father Lu's words, he pointed towards the study room in a panic.
The old man on the side was a little confused when he saw this.
As Lu Sheng's grandfather, the old man had never seen Lu Sheng look like the servant just described.
So what happened?
It actually made Lu Sheng almost collapse.
Inside Xianyang City.
Just when Lu Sheng knew that Yan was Bai Yan, in Bai Yu's mansion, Bai Yu was chatting with Hu Wujing, the second son of Hu Quan, in the pavilion.
"Brother Zidu, the king has specially summoned you back to Xianyang this time, and he must be preparing to reuse you!"
Bai Yu said with a smile.
Hu Wujing raised his hand, bowed it to Bai Yu, and shook his head.
"Jing, my martial arts is not as good as my elder brother and Bai Yu. I can lead troops in battles and attack cities for the expansion of Qin's territory. It is difficult for me to be elegant in literature. I was able to get a city order before, and it was mostly due to my father's influence. This time I returned to Xianyang.
I’m afraid I’ll be disgraced by the king!”
Hu Wujing was Hu Jin's half-brother, born to a daughter of Qi in the state of Qi.
This is why Hu Wujing, who grew up in Qi State, is more like his father Hu Quan than Hu Jin, who led troops in battles. He is dressed in Confucian scholar's attire, has a polite appearance, and his demeanor shows that he is a scholar.
"Zidu, it's still the same as before!"
Bai Yu looked at Hu Wujing, smiled, shook his head and joked.
In Xianyang City, when it comes to calligraphy and writing, Bai Yu dare not say that Hu Wujing can surpass Li Si and Zhao Gao, but Bai Yu dares to be sure that Hu Wujing is definitely not worse than those two people.
What's more, in terms of knowledge, although Li Si came from Xunzi, a famous teacher, Hu Wujing was also knowledgeable about the past and the present, proficient in the writings of the six countries, and had a clear understanding of ancient books, allusions, and hundreds of schools of thought.
It is a pity that because Hu Wujing grew up in Qi State, Hu Wujing was unwilling to serve Qin State, and therefore, he always hid his clumsiness.
Apart from Hu Jin and Mr. Hu, only Bai Yu knew this.
Even Hu Jin's biological mother didn't know.
Just now.
Regarding Hu Wujing's return, Bai Yu said that the king must be ready to re-employ him, but the implication was to ask Hu Wujing if he had ever thought about serving the Qin State this time.
Hu Wujing's answer later also told Bai Yu the answer.
That's why Bai Yu said that Hu Wujing was still the same as before.
"Han and Zhao have been destroyed! Hu is old and old!"
Bai Yu looked out the window, and then looked at Hu Wujing: "Zidu really doesn't consider entering the temple?"
In the pavilion.
When Hu Wujing heard Bai Yu's question, the corners of his mouth with a neat beard slowly raised,
"With my elder brother and Brother Bai Yu here, what difference does it make if I go to court or not?"
Hu Wujing joked with a smile.
Bai Yu wanted to make the topic more serious, but Hu Wujing would not give Bai Yu this chance.
"You!"
Could it be that if he doesn't go to court, Bai will not miss his old relationship in the future? Bai Yu looked at Hu Wujing dumbfounded for a moment.
But before Bai Yu could say anything.
At this time, a servant came hurriedly outside the study.
"Sir, Brother Zhong, a member of your clan, has arrived at the house!"
The servant bowed his head to Bai Yu and said.
Bai Yu suddenly smiled when he heard the servant's words and looked at Hu Wujing.
After hearing what the servant said, Hu Wujing was a little surprised. He didn't expect Bai Yan to come here today.
While the two were thinking, they looked at each other.
In the courtyard not far away, Bai Yan and his group were seen approaching.
As Bai Yan and others followed the servants and came to the pavilion, Hu Wujing and Bai Yu stood up one after another.
"Jing, I've met Brother Zhongyan!"
Hu Wujing bowed his hands and compiled a ritual.
The Hu family and the Bai family were family friends. Although Hu Wujing grew up in the Qi State, after arriving in the Qin State, he naturally became familiar with the Bai family.
And speaking of it, compared to Bai Yu who had been stationed in Gaonu, Shangjun, Bai Bo and Bai Yan, who were doing business in Qin State, were the people he met most often.
"Zidu is here too!"
When Bai Yan saw Hu Wujing, he returned the favor and was very surprised.
Bai Yan, who had just come from Qi, did not expect that Hu Wujing was actually in Bai Yu's mansion now.
See the situation.
Bai Yan could only bear the anxiety in his heart and looked at Bai Yu aside. He could only wait for Hu Wujing to leave before telling Bai Yu about Bai Yan.
"Brother Zhong, sit down!"
After Bai Yu arranged the ceremony with Mr.
"Brother Zhong came just in time. Zidu was finally recalled to Xianyang City from a remote place. For such a happy event, I must not return home without getting drunk tonight!"
After Bai Yu knelt down, he looked at Hu Wujing with a smile, and then looked at his brother Bai Yan.
When Hu Wujing saw this, he knew that Bai Yu, who was straightforward by nature, would definitely have a drink together tonight, so he raised his hand, nodded with a smile, and agreed to join.
Bai Yan looked at Bai Yu and Hu Wujing and smiled.
Inside the pavilion.
Bai Yingxue looked at her uncle Bai Yu and was so anxious that she almost scratched the corners of her clothes.
At this moment, Bai Yingxue wanted to pull her uncle Bai Yu aside immediately and tell him about the young man. The eldest sister's fiancé was not at all. No, that man was not Zou Xing at all in the first place.
The young man to whom my uncle once entrusted all the Bai family's cavalry.
It's Bai Yan!
But it’s not Zou Xing at all!
That is to say, before the young man got the name Bai Yan, all of them, including his uncle, actually had no idea who the young man was, what his name was, and where he came from.
Bai Yingxue was extremely anxious and wished to tell her uncle immediately. However, seeing Uncle Hu Wujing's presence, she could not speak.
The anxiety was so overwhelming that she almost went crazy.
"Let's go first!"
Mrs. Xue looked at Bai Yingxue's appearance and found that even Bai Junzhu was a little uneasy, so she thought about it and prepared to leave with her two daughters.
Let’s talk about Bai Yan’s matter when Bai Yu has time.
"Um!"
Bai Junzhu nodded when he heard his mother's words.
Bai Yingxue could only agree, but when she nodded, Bai Yingxue glanced at her uncle.
Just at this time, Bai Yu also looked at the two sisters because he heard Xue's words.
"You two go down and have a good rest first!"
Bai Yu said.
Bai Yu didn't notice Bai Yingxue's abnormality. He just thought it was because of the tiredness of the journey and the fatigue of traveling and traveling. Then he looked tired and wanted to go to rest early.
In Bai Yu's eyes, Brother Zhong has returned from Qi with his wife and daughter, which means that the work of worshiping the Zou family has been completed.
Thinking of this, Bai Yu couldn't help but get excited.
That boy will definitely belong to their Bai family in the future, and he will also be regarded as his uncle from now on.
When I think about that boy's current reputation, when I think about how that boy led the Bai family's cavalry to accomplish many famous deeds.
"Now just wait for that kid to come back!"
The more Bai Yu thought about it, the happier he became.
I also decided in my heart that on such a happy day, I would have to get very drunk to say anything tonight.
Explanation ① Many multi-millionaires can obviously make a fortune from scratch, but once their business fails, they will not be able to think about it. This is Lu Qi's state after knowing Bai Yan's death. Sometimes it's okay not to get anything, but he is afraid of losing it after getting it, and falls into that situation.
Reluctance, regret, and ultimately collapse.
Explanation ② The previous article mentioned Hu Wujing very early, Hu Wujing, also known as Zidu, was the warden of Qin Yueyang, the city magistrate, and later the Taishi Ling. Xu Shen of the Eastern Han Dynasty's "Shuowen Jiezi Preface" said: "Si wrote "Cangjie"
Chapter". Zhongche Mansion ordered Zhao Gao to write "Yuanli Chapter". Da Shi ordered Hu Wujing to write "Erudition Chapter". Hu Wujing made even more contributions to [Spring and Autumn Gongyang Studies]. This is a real boss.