Chapter 388 The death of Jing Ke and the arrival of his younger uncle
Bai Yan slowly walked out from among the officials and came to the center of the hall. Under the gaze of everyone, Bai Yan raised his hands and saluted Ying Zheng in the hall.
Jing Ke naturally saw Bai Yan at this time.
"Your Majesty, since the deputy envoy of the State of Yan is in a lot of inconvenience because of Bai Yan, why not let Bai Yan come forward with the envoy of Yan holding the map of Yan! Make up for Bai Yan's fault!"
Bai Yan stood in the center of the hall and said in a salute.
In the Qin State, not only were Qin officials not allowed to come forward with swords in hand, but they were also not allowed to move too far forward in the main hall without Ying Zheng's permission, let alone cross the steps in front. Anyone who disobeyed would have serious consequences.
That ladder symbolizes the power of the King of Qin, as well as the majesty and bottom line of being the King of Qin. Anyone who approaches without authorization is like despising the bottom line and touching the throne. Not only the person on the throne cannot tolerate it, but the royal family, the entire Qin State, and even the entire Qin State will not agree.
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Therefore, even if the sky falls, no one is willing to touch it, regardless of any reason.
Before coming, Mr. Wei had reminded Bai Yan that although he was trying to save Ying Zheng, he would easily be criticized by the world if he stepped forward rashly and touched the bottom line. After all, regardless of his reckless behavior, it was not a threat to the throne.
"Your Majesty, the events at Hangu Pass all started because of the deputy envoy. The competition was also initiated by the deputy envoy. How could General Bai be at fault?"
When Jing Ke heard Bai Yan's words, he quickly turned his head and saluted Ying Zheng in the main hall.
Worried about the strangeness of Bai Yan touching the map, Ben was ready to finish the rest and reject Bai Yan's proposal to Ying Zheng.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, an idea suddenly appeared in Jing Ke's mind.
Maybe this is an opportunity! An opportunity to kill Bai Yan and Ying Zheng in one fell swoop!
I remembered that Gongzi Dan once told me that Bai Yan must be killed during this trip, so that Yanmen would be in chaos, the cavalry would be leaderless, and the danger to the Yan Kingdom would be minimized.
Jing Ke's breathing became rapid and he finally made up his mind.
"Your Majesty, if General Bai steps forward, he is doing his best to serve you as a minister. It is his meager strength, not his fault!"
After Jing Ke finished compiling the ceremony, he changed the topic and said with a smile.
In the main hall.
When Ying Zheng heard Jing Ke's words, he looked at Bai Yan and nodded slightly.
"Bai Yan, you and the envoy of Yan come up with the map of Yan!"
Ying Zheng said.
Since the envoys of the State of Yan had no objections, and looking at the appearance of the deputy envoy of the State of Yan, he was indeed too scared to walk. In addition, Bai Yan was worried about the previous attack on the envoy of Yan at Hangu Pass, so he took the initiative to submit the map of Yan.
Naturally, Ying Zheng would not object.
Regarding the matter of Hangu Pass, Ying Zheng was very clear in his heart, unlike Bai Guan. Indeed, as the envoy of Yan said, Bai Yan was not at fault.
The rumors about the deputy envoy of the State of Yan being arrogant are not to mention whether they are true or false. However, in the past at Hangu Pass, it was the deputy envoy of the State of Yan who initiated the competition, which is true. In the end, it was the deputy envoy of the State of Yan who was narrow-minded and continued to fight after his defeat.
He snatched the Qin sword and wanted to kill Bai Yan.
Under such circumstances, Bai Yan, who once again knocked down the deputy envoy of Yan State, did not choose to kill the deputy envoy and let Qin and Yan have a bad relationship. He was already considered a gentleman.
"Promise! I obey the order!"
Your Highness, when Bai Yan heard Ying Zheng's permission, he raised his hands and bent down to salute.
After the ceremony, Bai Yan, under the watchful eyes of all the officials, saw Jing Ke holding the wooden box with both hands and turning to look at him, so he slowly stepped forward.
"Master Jing!"
Bai Yan came to Jing Ke and bowed his hands in greetings.
After Jing Ke returned the courtesy, he looked at Bai Yan with a smile.
"This time we have General Lao Bai!"
While Jing Ke was speaking, he did not let Bai Yan hold the map of Yan, but handed the wooden box containing Fan Yuqi's head to Bai Yan.
"This is the head of Fan Yuqi, the traitorous general of the Qin State. Yan Tu will be presented to the king by Jing Ke!"
Jing Ke said to Bai Yan.
This is also a disguised way of telling Bai Yan that Fan Yuqi's head belongs to your Qin rebel general. It's okay for Qin general Bai Yan to present it, but the layout is a Yan map and it concerns the territory of Yan. He, a Yan, should Presented by the envoy of the country.
Jing Ke's voice was not loud, but in the quiet hall, the officials on both sides of the hall, and even Ying Zheng on the hall, could hear clearly.
Many officials wearing Qin official uniforms nodded their heads. Even Li Si, Wei Zhuang, Wei Liao, Hu Lao and others at the forefront of the civil and military officials could not find fault with Jing Ke.
When Bai Yan saw this, he naturally had no reason to object.
"nature!"
Bai Yan saluted Jing Ke, then stretched out his hands and took the heavy wooden box from Jing Ke's hand.
After Jing Ke handed the wooden box to Bai Yan, he looked at Bai Yan, then turned around, looked at Qin Wuyang, and spoke softly.
"Wu Yang, give me the layout!"
Jing Ke's words were gentle.
However, it was this kind of gentle voice like an elder brother that made Qin Wuyang, who was bowing his head, tremble all over, and the hand holding the cloth map was trembling.
Qin Wuyang calmly raised his head and looked at Jing Ke.
When he saw Jing Ke's deep gaze looking at him, Qin Wuyang's red eyes were full of shame. His fearful eyes met Jing Ke's for a moment, and then he lowered his head with a guilty conscience.
Jing Ke didn't say anything else, and didn't even look at Qin Wuyang anymore. He just stretched out his hands and gently picked up the cloth map from Qin Wuyang's hand.
this moment.
As Butu left Qin Wuyang's hands, Qin Wuyang's slightly trembling hands were particularly dazzling.
Jing Ke saw it.
Bai Yan also saw it.
Jing Ke turned around and walked towards Ying Zheng. The impassioned words of his friend Gao Jian that day in Yishui kept echoing in his mind, "The wind is blowing away and the Yishui is cold. A strong man will never return once he is gone." I am afraid of death, but my heart is full of heroism. I can repay Gongzi Dan's kindness with my life, and die without regrets!
Inside the main hall.
Accompanied by Jing Ke holding the map of Yan State, he walked towards the stairs.
Le Shang and Tai Jing, among the officials, looked at Bai Yan with envy as he walked up the stairs with Jing Ke.
On the terraces, not far away, is the king. They can't come into contact with the king at such a close distance. Now they both dare not even think about it. If they can have a chance, they can be like Bai Yan. Like, going to Ying Zheng in person in front of all the civil and military officials would be enough for them to brag for the rest of their lives.
I really envy Bai Yan!!
Following their thoughts.
soon.
Under the gaze of the two of them, Bai Yan and Jing Ke walked up the stairs and stood in front of Ying Zheng.
Uncle Meng, Meng Tian, Lord Changping, Wang Wan, Li Si, Mr. Hu, and Bai Yu. All the officials of the Qin State who were in the hall looked to the top of the hall and watched this scene.
At this moment, no one noticed that Qin Wuyang looked scared and his body was shaking more and more.
In front of the throne in the main hall.
Jing Ke and Bai Yan slowly stopped three steps away from Ying Zheng, and then knelt down after the eunuch came over with two seats.
Ying Zheng was the first to look at Bai Yan, because the wooden box in Bai Yan's hand contained Fan Yuqi's head.
Bai Yan naturally noticed Ying Zheng's eyes, so he put the wooden box on the ground, picked up the lid of the wooden box with both hands and put it aside. The head that caught his eye made Bai Yan see Fan Yuqi for the first time.
Although Fan Yuqi's head was separated from his body for a long time, most of his appearance was still preserved after special treatment.
Not to mention that Bai Yan had done burying corpses when he was young and had been dealing with dead and rotting corpses all year round. Even after he came to Qin State, Bai Yan didn't know how many people he killed. Not only did he experience mountains of corpses and bones on the battlefield, but he also personally killed them. Cut off the heads of many enemies.
Now that he saw the head in the wooden box, Bai Yan's expression was naturally not strange, and his face even remained unchanged.
Bai Yan took the wooden box and tilted it a little, asking Ying Zheng to confirm whether the head inside was Fan Yuqi's.
Immediately afterwards.
Under Bai Yan's gaze, Ying Zheng's face was slightly angry. When his eyes saw the head in the wooden box, he breathed a sigh of relief and nodded slowly.
"good!"
Ying Zheng's words undoubtedly confirmed that the head was indeed Fan Yuqi's.
"Take it to the city gate and hang it on the city gate!"
Ying Zheng turned to the eunuch beside him and gave instructions.
Bai Yan watched a eunuch come forward, handed the wooden box in his hand to him, and then looked at Jing Ke aside calmly.
Speaking of which, Bai Yan may have believed that Tian Guang's death was suicide.
But Bai Yan had a vague hunch that Fan Yuqi's head was probably killed by Jing Ke and chopped off with his own hands, because according to the news, it was Jing Ke who went to see Fan Yuqi alone in Jicheng. After a long time, what did he get? After hearing the news, Yan Dan hurried to Fan Yuqi's residence.
In other words, no one knows what happened during that period. Only Jing Ke knows how Fan Yuqi died.
Although he has never met Fan Yuqi, as a general of the Qin State, he still fled the State of Qin even though he knew the guilt and ignored his family members. In the end, Ying Zheng was furious and directly ordered the massacre of his clan. Such a person and this experience, this It makes people think more about the specific cause of Fan Yuqi's death.
Was he killed, or was he forced to commit suicide?
But this is also Bai Yan's guess. Now that Fan Yuqi's head is here, no one cares how he died.
Think of this.
Bai Yan turned to look at Ying Zheng, who looked relaxed, as if a great revenge had been avenged, and slowly lowered his head.
In the main hall.
Jing Ke waited until the eunuch took away the wooden box and then looked at Ying Zheng.
Ying Zheng closed his eyes and thought. After opening his eyes, he looked into Jing Ke's eyes.
"Don't worry, Envoy Yan. When Envoy Yan returns this time, I will give him a thousand pieces of gold and ten thousand households as promised!"
Ying Zheng said softly.
Ying Zheng's words spread in the hall, and among the civil and military officials, many officials couldn't help but look at each other with envy and longing in their eyes.
Not to mention a thousand pieces of gold, just the food for ten thousand households is enough to make countless people thirsty and their hearts are burning.
You must know that in the Qin State, there are tens of thousands of people who can live in the city, which can be counted on one hand. However, other ministers, whether it is General Wang Jian, Li Si, Wei Liao, Changping Jun and others, can only count the number of people in the Qin Dynasty. , even Bai Yan, who has made several meritorious deeds in the past two years, is only a few hundred households.
If I could have such a reward from thousands of households, I would never have to worry about glory, wealth, beauties, money, and servants in my house, and I would probably count them all.
Le Shang and Tai Jing, who were at the back of the hundred officials, had already opened their mouths and were breathing rapidly. Their eyes were red with envy when they looked at the back of the Yan ambassador in the main hall.
They wished they could kill the traitor general Fan Yuqi with their own hands.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
When Jing Ke heard Ying Zheng's promise, he bowed to Ying Zheng.
After the ceremony.
Jing Ke then put the map on the ground.
"Your Majesty, this picture is the land of Dukang in our Yan Kingdom, and I hereby dedicate it to your Majesty!"
As Jing Ke spoke, he slowly opened the rolled-up cloth map in front of Ying Zheng.
at this time.
When Ying Zheng listened to Jing Ke's words, he couldn't help but feel a little hot in his heart. His eyes instinctively looked at the map slowly unfolding in Yan Shi's hands, looking at the roads and cities marked on it.
Map of Dukang!
The corner of Ying Zheng's mouth raised slightly. At this time, it had already appeared in his mind. After obtaining the map of Dukang, Qin could turn its attention to Wei and Chu in the future. As long as Qi could be stabilized, Wei, Chu, and the world would be destroyed. Unification is just around the corner.
Just when Ying Zheng was fantasizing about his good intentions in the future.
Twilight.
As the Dukang Butu continued to unfold in Jing Ke's hands, when it was unfolded to the end, a dagger with a cold glow suddenly appeared in front of Ying Zheng's eyes.
For a moment, Ying Zheng didn't react, and when he came to his senses, his pupils shrank.
Jing Ke had already picked up the dagger with his hand and rushed towards Ying Zheng.
Ying Zheng's eyes widened, his face changed drastically, and he watched helplessly as the envoy from the Yan Kingdom rushed towards him.
When life hangs on a thread.
Suddenly, a fast black shadow suddenly appeared in Ying Zheng's field of vision, kicking towards the assassinating envoy of the State of Yan.
Jing Ke naturally noticed it and was shocked.
Jing Ke never dreamed that the young Bai Yan could react so quickly. In the blink of an eye, the kick was already coming towards him. He could only block it with his hands.
With a muffled grunt, Jing Ke's offensive was stopped in an instant, and he even took a step back.
This sudden scene made all the civil and military officials under His Highness unable to react for a moment.
what happened?
Mr. Hu, Bai Yu, Li Si, Wei Liao, Wang Wan and others all looked at the main hall in astonishment. Even Mr. Changping, who had always looked gloomy, couldn't help showing doubts.
When everyone came to their senses, they noticed that the envoy of Yan, who was wearing the uniform of an envoy of the Yan State, was holding a dagger in his hand.
In an instant.
Everyone's eyes widened and they immediately realized what was happening above the hall.
The envoy of Yan State actually dared to assassinate Ying Zheng!!!!
With this thought, everyone felt their scalps numb and extremely shocked.
However, at this moment, before the officials could shout anything, they saw Jing Ke and Bai Yan fighting together again in the main hall.
"die!"
Jing Ke held the dagger in his backhand and looked at Bai Yan without a sword. He swung the dagger and used his fists and kicks to attack Bai Yan with deadly moves.
Because of Bai Yan's existence and because he wanted to kill Bai Yan and Ying Zheng at the same time, Jing Ke was no longer prepared to hold back.
the other side.
Although Bai Yan has also practiced boxing and kicking, he is inevitably not as strong as Jing Ke physically. Moreover, facing the dagger that revealed the cold light, Bai Yan knew very well that the dagger was smeared with poison, so he was wary of it.
He was soon forced to take a few steps back by Jing Ke.
Seeing this, Jing Ke knew that time was running out. Seeing Bai Yan being forced back, he immediately turned around and pushed towards Ying Zheng again. This time, the speed was still very terrifying, and he even jumped directly towards him.
Ying Zheng had just stood up, and when he saw Jing Ke coming at him again, he quickly dodged.
However, facing Jing Ke who was determined to die and ignored him, Ying Zheng couldn't dodge at all. The sleeve of his royal robe was grabbed by Jing Ke, and he watched as Jing Ke stabbed him again with his other hand.
At this moment, Ying Zheng's eyes were staring straight at the sharp dagger that was constantly approaching him. Time seemed to be at this moment, slowly slowing down. Ying Zheng's mind was buzzing, and the buzzing sound filled both ears.
Filled the whole mind.
die!
Will I die here today?
Ying Zheng suddenly saw that the assassinating envoy Yan was forced to retreat again, and he also noticed a young figure fighting with the envoy Yan as if he was fighting for his life.
Ying Zheng looked at the hands he had instinctively raised at some point and slowly lowered them.
There was a buzzing sound in his ears, and Ying Zheng looked around in a daze. He saw all the eunuchs retreating into the distance with fearful faces, and the accompanying medical officer Xia Wuji looked panicked.
Ying Zheng turned his head and saw His Highness, all civil and military officials standing together, shouting something, looking anxious.
"Assassin, come quickly!!"
"Your Majesty!! Your Majesty, run quickly!!!"
"Draw your sword, your Majesty, draw your sword quickly!"
Suddenly, the buzzing sound in Ying Zheng's mind gradually disappeared, and countless noisy sounds entered Ying Zheng's mind.
Ying Zheng came back to his senses and looked at Bai Yan, who was constantly fighting with the envoys of Yan State and was at a disadvantage but was blocking the front.
sword!
Wang Jian!!!
After hearing the warning from the officials, Ying Zheng immediately thought of his sword, so he turned around in panic and pulled out his sword.
soon.
With the sword in hand, Ying Zheng recovered from his panic and looked into the eyes of Jing Ke, the envoy of the Yan State. Instead, he was filled with anger. Those angry eyes stared at Jing Ke.
Seeing the Yan envoy forcefully forcing Bai Yan back, Ying Zheng could see that the Yan envoy was not only tall and brave, but also very skilled in martial arts.
But at this moment, Ying Zheng, who was full of anger, could no longer control it so much. He held the king's sword and found an opportunity to stab Jing Ke.
The reason I was panicking just now was because I didn’t react and had no actual combat experience.
But this does not mean that Ying Zheng has never practiced martial arts.
"You deserve to die!"
Jing Ke held the dagger behind his back and stabbed it from top to bottom, looking at Bai Yan with murderous intent in his eyes.
Seeing Bai Yan with his hands crossed to block his forearm, Jing Ke instantly kicked him sideways.
Bai Yan stretched out his hand to block, but the huge force made Bai Yan feel pain. Knowing that he could not fall down or else Ying Zheng would be in danger, Bai Yan leaned forward the moment he stepped back, but under the force, his feet still slipped.
Kneel down on one knee.
Just when Bai Yan was preparing to continue to guard against Jing Ke.
Jing Ke was suddenly stabbed in the shoulder by Ying Zheng who rushed out from beside him.
"ah!"
Due to Bai Yan's full strength to stop him, Jing Ke couldn't be distracted all the time, so he didn't notice that Ying Zheng had drawn his sword and stabbed him at some unknown moment.
Under the stinging pain, Jing Ke bit his gums and looked at Ying Zheng holding the royal sword with ferocious eyes.
Jing Ke endured the pain and stretched out his hand with all his strength.
Jing Ke's original intention was to hurt Ying Zheng, and when the time came, he would take the opportunity to hurt Bai Yan. With the poison on the dagger, the two of them would definitely be dead.
Never thought about it.
In an instant, Jing Ke saw a figure appear again.
It's Bai Yan!
"Oops!"
Jing Ke's heart was filled with despair. He never expected that without a sword, Bai Yan would be so difficult to deal with and fight for his life.
Seeing that he swung with all his strength, he was blocked by Bai Yan's hands again, and was still held tightly by Bai Yan,
Jing Ke kicked Bai Yan's thigh again, trying to make Bai Yan kneel down, and then hurt Ying Zheng again.
One leg, two legs, three legs.
However, what Jing Ke didn't expect was that Bai Yan would be kicked hard by him again and again, but he would not let go.
At this time, Jing Ke saw Ying Zheng who was full of anger and his eyes were full of murderous intent, and secretly thought that something was wrong.
really.
Then Ying Zheng drew out his sword and stabbed with all his strength.
With one hand captured by Bai Yan, Jing Ke had no place to dodge or block with his dagger. Ying Zheng stabbed his body with the king's sword one after another.
Waves of severe pain made Jing Ke realize that not only was he unable to escape death today, but it was also very likely that he would not be able to kill Ying Zheng and Bai Yan at the same time.
Recalling that when he was in the Yan Kingdom, Prince Dan treated him well and treated him well.
Jing Ke opened his eyes wide, endured the severe pain, and roared angrily.
"ah!"
Jing Ke ignored Bai Yan.
At the moment, Jing Ke could no longer care about so much. Bai Yan's reaction was beyond his expectation. Faced with the unexpected incident, Jing Ke no longer wanted to kill the two of them, but wanted to kill Ying Zheng before he died.
Under Bai Yan's gaze, Jing Ke ignored Wang Jian's fatal blow and refused to dodge.
When he was confused, Bai Yan suddenly noticed that at some point, Jing Ke's other hand suddenly took out another dagger from his cuff.
"How can it be?"
When Bai Yan saw this scene, he was shocked. Historically, Jing Ke only had one dagger, so why did he have two daggers now?
There was no time to think about it, seeing Jing Ke being pierced by Wang's sword, he was still trying to stab Ying Zheng, but he was already blocking with his hands and was not in a hurry. Bai Yan's eyes were focused, his heart was crossed, he put down the hand holding Jing Ke, and leaned against him.
, using all his strength, he pushed Ying Zheng away in an instant.
As Bai Yan stood in Ying Zheng's position, a sharp pain suddenly appeared on his shoulder.
Bai Yan took a breath, hoping in his mind that the dagger contained only Mrs. Xu's poison.
Looking at Jing Ke with the Wang Sword stuck in his chest, he stumbled back two steps and fell next to the pillar, leaning against the huge pillar.
Bai Yan stood there, not knowing whether it was the poison on his shoulders or the excitement of gambling, but he felt cold on his back and his forehead was covered with cold sweat.
"The reason why things didn't work out is because I was greedy and wanted to follow Gongzi Dan's advice and get rid of Bai Yan together with him. Otherwise, Ying Zheng, today will be your death day!"
Jing Ke's face was extremely pale, and blood kept coming out of the corners of his mouth. He looked at Ying Zheng, who was sitting on the ground not far away, with a miserable expression, and said softly.
After finishing speaking.
Jing Ke's eyes were full of unwillingness, and then he used his last bit of strength to slowly turn his head to look at Bai Yan.
"The dagger is highly poisonous! Bai~Bai Yan, you shouldn't, you shouldn't save"
Jing Ke wanted to say something, but in the end he couldn't finish his words. His whole head seemed to have lost its support, hanging down, and his whole body slowly fell sideways on the wooden floor. A thick stream of blood continued to spread on the ground.
In the main hall.
Ying Zheng looked at this scene and gasped.
The maids and eunuchs helped Ying Zheng up. After Ying Zheng stood up, he looked at Bai Yan with a look of disaster.
Ying Zheng knew clearly that if Bai Yan hadn't pushed him away just now, it would be Ying Zheng who was injured now.
And the assassin sent by Yan State said personally that the dagger was poisonous!!!
"Kings!"
Bai Yan watched Jing Ke die at this time. When he breathed a sigh of relief, he turned his head and looked into Ying Zheng's eyes.
Bai Yan wanted to make a gift, but he felt a soft feeling all over his body, just like the feeling of being injured and poisoned after being assassinated that night in Handan.
Bai Yan felt that his vision began to blur, and suddenly he felt that everyone in front of him was slowly spinning.
The rest.
Bai Yan never knew anymore.
Xianyang City.
A carriage drove slowly into Xianyang City. In the carriage, four men were sitting.
Two of them were Xiang Liang, who had led the dead men to assassinate Bai Yu, and Kogu, who had gone looking for Xiang Liang when Qin was conquering Korea, and had met his nephew by chance.
The two people came to Xianyang this time, obviously because of Mi Zhou's death.