Bai Yu and Bai Yan were discussing things in the study room. When they heard a servant reporting that Bai Yan and Bai Bo had returned, they quickly got up.
Soon in the courtyard, the two of them saw Bai Yan, Uncle Bai and his party.
"Brother!"
"Brother!!"
Bai Yan and Bai Yu bowed to Uncle Bai. After watching Uncle Bai return the bow, they looked at Bai Yan, Bai Junzhu and Bai Yingxue who were bowing their hands.
"Uncle, uncle!"
"Father, uncle!"
Looking at the three people who were doing the ceremony, Bai Yan and Bai Yu nodded.
"Go to the study!"
Bai Yan and Bai Yu were not in a hurry to say anything here, but asked Bai Yan to go to the study.
The group of people returned to the study.
Mrs. Lu came over with tea.
Bai Yan and Bai Yu sat on their knees behind the wooden table, looking at each other and looking at the young man with furrowed brows.
"What happened in Luoyin?"
Bai Yan asked first, his tone full of worry.
"Do you know, kid, that during this period, the entire Xianyang City is waiting to see a joke!"
Bai Yu was also on the side, sighing, looking at Bai Yan with some hatred.
Looking at the boy in front of him at this moment, Bai Yu couldn't understand why the boy who used to be like a little fox was confused for a moment and issued that notice. Even if he had just arrived in the fiefdom, he didn't want a reputation like this.
Nowadays, when going to court every day and waiting at the palace gate, all the officials are laughing and talking about Luoyin's affairs, and almost most of the people are waiting to see the joke.
Bai Yu became angry when he thought of this incident.
After so many years as a general, he had never been laughed at like this. As a result, Bai Yan couldn't take it seriously and made people laugh. The key is that he didn't have anything to say to refute, otherwise Bai Yu would still have to fight with those people even if his body was no better than before.
shelf.
"The matter of Luoyin is subject to the king's permission!"
Bai Yan looked at Bai Yan and said, then looked at Bai Yu who had a complaining look on his face and smiled.
"Uncle, why should you care about other people's words? If someone laughs today, he won't be able to laugh again in the future!"
Bai Yan pretended to be profound and said.
However, this look fell into Bai Yu's eyes, which made Bai Yu angry.
"Are you still hiding it?"
Bai Yu looked at Bai Yan with an unhappy face. To be honest, it was a good thing that Bai Yan was not his nephew, otherwise Bai Yu would really have to take out his walking stick.
On the other hand, Bai Yan was more sensible. After hearing Bai Yan's words, he looked at Bai Yan calmly.
"Your Majesty, permission?"
Bai Yan said softly.
Bai Yan and Bai Yu had learned about Luo Yin before, and they kept analyzing it in the mansion, because they both had a hunch that Bai Yan's behavior was probably not a moment of confusion, but had a conspiracy, but they didn't know why.
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And seeing more and more merchants crossing the river from Luoyin coming to Xianyang, this made Bai Yan and Bai Yu even more confused, because looking at those merchants, Bai Yan obviously really helped them pay for the ship.
at the moment.
After hearing Bai Yan say that he had reported it to the king, the king also approved the matter.
Hiss~!
Bai Yan has been doing business for many years, but this is the first time he feels that his brain is not enough. If Bai Yan may be confused and act randomly, then it is impossible for the king to act randomly as well.
What is going on?
Bai Yan, who couldn't figure it out, looked at his two daughters calmly.
However, Bai Junzhu and Bai Yingxue, who were standing, saw Bai Yan's eyes and calmly shook their heads, indicating that they didn't know either.
"My good nephew is a member of the Bai clan no matter what. If there is something important, it's better to speak out. My uncle has made many mistakes before, but his thoughts are still for my good nephew."
At this time, Uncle Bai couldn't help but look at Bai Yan helplessly, with a sincere look on his face.
After all, Bai Yan doesn't even talk to Bai Yu at the moment, which puts Uncle Bai in a difficult position. Bai Yan and Bai Yu have never been to Luoyin, and they haven't seen the huge crowds of people inside and outside Luoyin City, but Uncle Bai has seen it with his own eyes, and most importantly.
Know the amount of money spent behind it.
Therefore, Uncle Bai is really worried that Bai Yan will not be able to come to power in the future and will lose his prestige in Luoyin!
"Bai Yan knows it! However, it is not appropriate to talk about this matter right now!"
When Bai Yan heard what Uncle Bai said, he raised his hand and bowed to Uncle Bai to express his apology.
As for why he had to pay, Bai Yan had no intention of saying anything now. Before, Bai Yan thought that Uncle Bai might wake up after seeing the huge crowds of people in Luoyin City.
But later Bai Yan realized that Uncle Bai was still limited by the times. In other words, not only Uncle Bai, but also most people in the world had their thoughts limited.
Many people only see the immediate benefits and fail to see the deeper underlying layout.
Just as he told Tian Feiyan that day, how much does it cost for a person to take a boat? If you just look at the cost of taking a boat, it won't be much in a year. The real big deal is food, drink, accommodation and fun.
Different from ordinary people, as merchants, the most indispensable thing for merchants is money, but the ones who care most about profits and like to take advantage are also merchants. Therefore, as long as the vast majority of merchants in the world come to Luoyin City, what will happen behind the scenes?
The profits are enough to make one's scalp numb, and most importantly, it allows the people of Luoyin to all profit from the merchants.
Bai Yan initially thought that as a businessman, Uncle Bai should understand this truth, but he didn't realize it until later. Uncle Bai's vision was ultimately limited by the times and he didn't realize it.
Perhaps we have to wait until there are enough people and wait until the daily revenue of those shops shocks even Bai Ping. Maybe then Uncle Bai will understand and react in a confused way.
As for now.
Bai Yan hopes that the fewer people know, the better, or the later the better.
In the study room.
Whether it was Uncle Bai, Bai Yan, Bai Yu, or Bai Yan who refused to listen to advice or speak out, they all looked at each other helplessly and sighed.
"By the way, during this period, someone mentioned the matter of great-grandfather Bai Qi. Now, there are rumors everywhere in the city that you, Bai Yan, made bold statements after getting drunk, and your words will definitely live up to the same fate as great-grandfather Bai Qi!"
Bai Yu thought of something and suddenly said to Bai Yan.
Regarding this matter, Bai Yu was not worried at all. Not to mention the fact that Bai Yan risked his life to protect the king. Even if there was no assassination of the Yan envoy, the king knew that someone was secretly behind the scenes when he heard these rumors.
Frame and slander this boy.
After all, those words could only be said from the standpoint of the Bai family, and Bai Yan is not a descendant of the Bai family at all.
Think of this.
Bai Yu looked at Bai Yan with some depression.
Speaking of which, even everyone in the Bai family still doesn't know where this guy Bai Yan comes from!
"If Bai Yan's guess is correct, he should be the envoy of Qi State!"
Bai Yan heard Bai Yu's words, thought about it and said.
To be honest, if Bai Yan is really a descendant of the Bai family, Tian Ding's skill alone would be enough to scare Bai Yan into a cold sweat. It is estimated that when he sees Ying Zheng in the future, he will be uneasy. The best outcome is
Resign and go into seclusion, and other forces will not look for opportunities to frame him in the future.
But it happened that he, like Tian Ding, was from Qi State, and Mao Jiao had also been to Qi State to meet his family, and even went to visit his grandmother.
Think of this.
Bai Yan felt a little melancholy and turned to look at Bai Yu.
"Envoy of Qi State? Tian Ding!!"
Bai Yu listened to Bai Yan's words and while talking to himself, he suddenly saw Bai Yan's eyes.
"Uncle, what can the Prime Minister do during this time?"
After Bai Yan saw that there were no outsiders around, he looked at Bai Yu and asked.
The Qin State conquered Yan, and Tian Ding was "invited" to Xianyang. The Wei State had no strength. The most important thing to pay attention to now was the Chu State, and extra precautions had to be taken against Lord Changping, who had a blood feud with the Bai family.
"That's true! Speaking of which, there were frequent visits to Lord Changping's house during this period! According to the news from the Chu Kingdom, it was said that the King of Chu could not hold on anymore, and it would only last for a month and a half! If there is no accident, once Chu
The king died suddenly, and the person sent to Chu as an envoy will most likely be Lord Changping!"
When Bai Yu mentioned the matter about Lord Changping, his whole body became serious.
After all, it was Lord Changping who almost killed him in the first place, and it was Lord Changping who was always behind the scenes, wanting to destroy the entire Bai family at any time.
"King of Chu?"
When Bai Yan heard the news that the King of Chu was about to lose his strength, he suddenly remembered that it seemed that in this year, not only the King of Chu, but also the King of Wei would all die of illness, and the new king of Wei would succeed to the throne.
It was Wei Jia, the young master who had previously regarded dogs as his life and became a grudge because he killed his beloved dog.
Suddenly.
Bai Yan noticed that Bai Yu's eyes were very strange. This was the first time he saw him.
Bai Yan immediately thought of a possibility.
"Uncle wants to arrange for an assassination in Chu State?"
Bai Yan asked softly.
In a word, Uncle Bai, Bai Junzhu, and Bai Yingxue were all surprised. However, Bai Yan didn't show any surprised expression, obviously he already knew.
Bai Yu looked at Bai Yan and nodded.
"This must not be the case. His son was assassinated just now! If my uncle arranges the assassination at this time, he will definitely fall into Lord Changping's trap!"
Bai Yan quickly shook his head to persuade.
One sentence made Bai Yan and Bai Yu quickly look at Bai Yan, very confused.
trap?
"There will be someone assassinating Bai on this trip! If you don't believe me, uncle, just wait and see!"
When Bai Yan said this, he looked at Bai Yu with meaningful eyes.