Jing Ke and his party, who set out from Yan State, and Bai Yan, the county lieutenant who set out from Yanmen, hurried along the way and finally arrived at Xianyang, the capital of Qin State.
Because the order had been reported in advance, at the Xianyang City Gate, there were already many visitors wearing Qin official uniforms waiting at the city gate.
Seeing the arrival of Bai Yan and his party, all the visitors stood up straight.
After the carriage stopped.
Under the watchful eyes of many Qin officials and palace guards at the city gate.
Bai Yan, who was driving in front, walked out of the carriage first and then got off the carriage.
Bai Yan saw that among the visitors who came to greet the Yan envoy, the leader was Han Ye, whom he had met several times. Bai Yan was not surprised by this. Han Ye's qualifications in the Xianyang Palace far exceeded those of the others.
People, coupled with Ying Zheng's trust, it is normal for Han Yezhe to lead others to greet the envoy.
"Han Yezhe!"
Bai Yan stepped forward and bowed his hands in front of Han Ye.
"This time we have General Lao Bai!"
Han Yezhe slowly bowed his hands to Bai Yan in ceremony.
At this time, Bai Yan looked at Jing Ke and his party coming down from the carriage, and stopped reminiscing with Han Ye.
"Look, he looks like an envoy from the State of Yan!"
"Yes, why did the envoy from Yan State suddenly come to Xianyang?"
"I don't know! I heard that the eldest son of Prime Minister You was killed in Chu State some time ago, and now the envoys from Yan State have come to Qin State again. A lot of big things have happened recently!"
Outside the city gate, the scholars who were going in and out saw Han Yezhe and others, and they did not dare to approach. But when they saw Jing Ke and others, they all looked at each other and started talking quietly.
Recently, the murder of the eldest son of Right Prime Minister Chang Pingjun has caused a sensation in Xianyang City. People everywhere are talking about this matter, and everyone is guessing who has the courage.
Will Qin and Chu go to war over this matter?
Today the State of Yan has sent envoys again.
I don't know what the reason is.
"Jing Ke, the envoy of Yan!"
Jing Ke held the staff, took Qin Wuyang and two Yan ministers from the carriage team, walked up to Han Ye, and bowed his hands in ceremony.
"I've met Yan Envoy!"
When Han Ye saw Jing Ke, he returned the gift and did not dare to neglect it. The envoys of the State of Yan came to discuss peace and presented the land of the State of Yan and the head of Fan Yuqi. They were indeed distinguished guests of the State of Qin. As a visitor, they could not help but
Dare to be rude.
However, when he looked behind Jing Ke and saw the young man wearing the envoy uniform of the State of Yan, and saw his red, swollen and black cheeks, Han Ye could not help but look surprised.
Recalling that the king was in the study yesterday and saw the bamboo slips sent from Hangu Pass, he suddenly laughed and said, "This Bai Yan".
At that time, Han Ye did not understand why the king looked at the bamboo slips and laughed and said Bai Yan's name.
Until now.
Seeing the appearance of the young deputy envoy of the State of Yan, Han Yezhe vaguely guessed that the appearance of the deputy envoy of the State of Yan was probably inseparable from General Bai.
Although it is not clear what happened between the deputy envoy of Yan State and General Bai at Hangu Pass.
But now that envoy Yan and General Bai are in peace, and the king did not show any intention of blaming him yesterday, Han Ye will naturally not ask.
"This time, Jing Ke is escorted by General Lao Bai!"
After Jing Ke and Han Ye made the ceremony, they turned to look at Bai Yan who was standing aside and bowed their hands in gratitude.
Looking at Bai Yan in front of him.
Jing Ke's heart was actually very complicated. His initial impression of Bai Yan had always been based on rumors, from the iron-blooded tactics of Gao Nu in Shangjun, to the subsequent battle between Qin and Zhao with Li Mu, to his vigorous and resolute handling of all the Zhao nobles who had committed crimes.
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All along, in Jing Ke's heart, he had always felt towards Bai Yan, a Qin general who was cold and fond of killing.
Just as the Confucian scholars judged Bai Yan in the rumors, Jing Ke also felt disgusted with Bai Yan in his heart, and he wished he could get rid of him when he was in the Yan Kingdom.
This is why after Gongzi Dan opened his mouth, he agreed to kill Bai Yan for Gongzi Dan without hesitation.
However, after meeting Bai Yan along the way, Jing Ke's sense of Bai Yan began to change.
What Jing Ke saw when he passed through the cities in Yanmen was that compared to those Zhao forces and scholars who claimed to care for the people, the people of Yanmen were actually recuperating and working.
, can solve the problem of food and clothing.
When I passed through Daidi, I saw hungry people on the roadside, empty houses in the village, dead bodies on the roadside, and skinny people with numb and desperate faces.
These are things Jing Ke has never seen since he entered Yanmen.
It was only after Jing Ke entered Yanmen that he gradually understood why on the way to Yanmen, he always saw people willing to risk their own lives and migrate secretly to Yanmen.
Then we drove all the way from Yanmen to Xianyang.
Jing Ke had seen the young Bai Yan taking Qin Qi to worship Gaonu, and he had also seen the gentlemanly manner in which Bai Yan treated ordinary soldiers on the wall of Hangu Pass at dusk.
These are all more affectionate, righteous, and gentlemen than the scholars Jing Ke had seen.
It also made Jing Ke understand how ridiculous those rumors that were widely circulated about Bai Yan in the Yan Kingdom were.
Ask yourself.
Jing Ke, who was a knight-errant and had traveled all over the world, would have been unwilling to assassinate such a gentleman if he had not promised Gongzi Dan and if he had not understood that Bai Yan was a great threat to Yan.
pity.
People have a loyal heart.
Jing Ke had promised Gongzi Dan, but he was not willing to let down Yan.
So even though he admired Bai Yan very much, no matter what this time, in Xianyang Hall, he still wanted to kill Bai Yan for Gongzi Dan to repay the kindness of Gongzi Dan of Yan Kingdom.
"No problem!"
When Bai Yan saw Jing Ke bowing to him, he slowly raised his hand.
"Since the envoy of Yan has arrived in Xianyang, Han Ye will lead the envoy of Yan to his residence!"
After Bai Yan finished the ceremony, he looked at Jing Ke and said.
"Good work."
Jing Ke nodded and looked at Bai Yan.
He sighed in his heart, thinking that he would be separated from Bai Yan next, and the next time he would meet would be at Xianyang Palace, and Bai Yan would be killed then.
Think of this.
Jing Ke took a step back and solemnly addressed Bai Yanji again.
"See you at the palace tomorrow!"
Jing Ke said.
"Goodbye!"
Seeing this, Bai Yan took a step back, raised his hand, and bowed to Jing Ke seriously.
A few breaths later, after Bai Yan and Jing Ke had exchanged their greetings, they watched the Yan State carriage behind them bypass the iron cavalry and drive up slowly. Jing Ke turned around and led Qin Wuyang and others onto the carriage.
Bai Yan stood there and looked at Qin Wuyang.
Qin Wuyang, who happened to be following Jing Ke and was about to get into the carriage, also looked at Bai Yan. For a moment, seeing Bai Yan's eyes, Qin Wuyang turned his head nervously and climbed onto the carriage much more neatly.
Seeing this, Bai Yan turned his head and bowed to Han Ye, indicating what was to come next, so that Han Ye could help him.
Han Ye looked at Bai Yan and returned the courtesy. After Jing Ke and others got back into the carriage, he said goodbye to Bai Yan, turned around and took the palace carriage, and led Jing Ke and his party into Xianyang City.
"General!"
Gui led the war horse and slowly came behind Bai Yan, looking at the carriage of the Yan envoy.
Just now, Gui naturally saw Qin Wuyang's scared look, and when he thought of Gui, he wanted to laugh. Qin Wuyang's look of looking down on everyone along the way, even the generals didn't take it seriously, was still vivid in his mind, and it had already made the soldiers feel a little jealous.
Anger.
It was a pity that when they passed Hangu Pass, they had to go to the camp to settle down, and they were not able to see the general swollen Qin Wuyang's cheek with a wooden sword. They heard that Qin Wuyang used a real sword later, and he was knocked unconscious by the general.
Thinking about it, Gui couldn't help but say happily.
Although his background was not as good as Qin Wuyang's, Gui looked down on Qin Wuyang, a descendant of the noble clan, from the bottom of his heart.
If a noble disciple of the Yan Kingdom were placed on the battlefield and acted so arrogantly, he might not even know how he died in the end.
The soldiers were discussing for the past two days that the general had a good temper. If it were them and Qin Wuyang dared to snatch the real sword after losing in the wooden sword competition, they would definitely kill Qin Wuyang even if they exchanged their lives for their lives.
"Take the soldiers to rest first!"
Under the city gate.
Bai Yan watched the carriage of Yan State Jing Ke and others enter Xianyang City, turned around, and ordered Gui to take the soldiers to rest.
"promise!"
Gui bowed his hands to Bai Yan and accepted the order, then turned around and led the horse away.