Although under Mao Jiao's gaze, Tian Ding slowly talked about what happened in Luoyin City before.
Mao Jiao also knew about the edict, but he didn't know Bai Yan's intention. Now, after learning about the process and Bai Yan's purpose from Tian Ding's mouth, even Mao Jiao, who was prepared in his heart, couldn't help but
He looked shocked and couldn't recover for a long time.
"I see!"
After an unknown amount of time passed, Mao Jiao said softly with a dull look on his face.
To be honest, if it weren't for Tian Ding, Mao Jiao would never have imagined that behind the seemingly free crossing of the river, he was actually collecting all the money for Bai Yan and gathering the world's news in Luoyin.
"Throughout the past, Bai Qi led troops to attack without a single defeat. However, Qin could only be strong for a while, and Bai Qi died. Both Xinling Lord and Li Mu were able to lead troops to defeat Qin and regain the territory. Therefore, if Bai Yan only has famous generals,
Cai, Tian Ding might not be like this."
Tian Ding said this and looked at Mao Jiao.
"A strong country that leads armies and attacks can only be strong for a short time, but a strong country in Anbang can be strong for generations to come. This is the case with Shang Yang, and the same is true with King Zhao Huiwen!"
Tian Ding said.
After finishing speaking, Tian Ding looked at Mao Jiao and stood up to leave.
"Since Mr. Mao does not want to return to Qi, Tian Ding will not disturb him anymore. When Qi needs it in the future, I hope Mr. Mao will remember the kindness of his mother country and lend a helping hand!"
Tian Dingjili said.
Mao Jiao stood up quickly, and returned the salute to Tian Ding with both hands under his wide Qin sleeve robe.
However, whether out of guilt or because of Tian Ding's words, Mao Jiao didn't say anything.
Inside the pavilion.
After the ceremony, Mao Jiao watched Tian Ding turn around and leave. After Tian Ding walked out of the pavilion, he thought for a while and suddenly spoke.
"Master Tian!"
Mao Jiao spoke up.
Tian Ding, who had just left the pavilion, heard Mao Jiao's voice behind him and thought that Mao Jiao was hesitant and might want to change his mind. He quickly stopped, turned to look at Mao Jiao, and saluted Mao Jiao.
However, what surprised Tian Ding was that Mao Jiao still had no intention of returning to Qi.
This made the joy in Tian Ding's eyes disappear instantly.
But what Mao Jiao said next made Tian Ding freeze on the spot.
"Master Tian still doesn't know that among the Qin people, the most talented person in the Qi people and the one who can hold a big position is not Mao Jiao! If Master Tian can let this person return to Qi, maybe thirty or fifty years later, Qi Ke will be like what Master Tian said
!Can stand side by side with Qin!"
Under Tian Ding's gaze, Mao Jiao said something that left Tian Ding confused.
After Mao Jiao finished speaking, he raised his hands to Tian Ding.
"Qi Ren is a great talent?"
When Tian Ding heard Mao Jiao's words, his face was filled with doubts and confusion, but Tian Ding was about to ask.
"As for this, Mao Jiao cannot say more!"
After Mao Jiao said this, he looked at Tian Ding and finally turned and left.
Because Mao Jiao just couldn't help but say Bai Yan's name. After knowing Bai Yan's layout in Luoyin City, Mao Jiao was amazed by Bai Yan's intelligence. This made Bai Yan's talent in Mao Jiao's heart.
, further improve.
Maybe Bai Yan would really be allowed to stay in Qi for thirty or fifty years and develop Qi with the help of Tian Ding. Maybe one day, Qi would be able to stand side by side with Qin.
Think of this.
Mao Jiao didn't know what to say to Tian Ding. If Tian Ding didn't drive away the young man and let him stay in Qi State, then the young man who stayed in Qi State would only do it in order to make his elder's words come true.
Can serve as an official in Qi State.
How could this happen today?
Mao Jiao was favored and trusted by Ying Zheng, and Mao Jiao was unwilling to betray Ying Zheng. However, he was born in Qi State, and the meaning of the word "countryman" held a heavy weight in Mao Jiao's heart.
Under the entanglement, Mao Jiao finally couldn't hold back his selfishness and told Tian Ding that in the temple of Qin State, not only he, Mao Jiao, but also a Qi Ren was pregnant with great talent. As for who that person was, he, Mao Jiao, could not
I'm sorry Ying Zheng, but I can't name him.
Mao Jiao didn't know if Tian Ding could think of the boy he had driven away, but for Mao Jiao, his reminder was enough to make him feel better.
People are so strange. They often need an interface. Whether it is to vent their emotions or make up for their guilt, they need an interface to comfort themselves. It seems that every time they are angry, uncomfortable, or guilty, they can feel much better.
Mao Jiao is in this state right now.
When he was young, he stayed in Qi State for many years but was not taken seriously. Then he left Qi State and came to Qin State. Even though he was in a high position and made suggestions for Qin State, Mao Jiao could comfort himself that Qi State did not cherish him, so he could not be resented.
However, Tian Ding's personal arrival, the attention he paid to him, and the words he talked about the regrets of the Qi people and the sadness of the King of Qi made Mao Jiao feel guilty for a moment. The original excuse could no longer make him feel better, so
Mao Jiao needs a new excuse to comfort himself.
Remind Tian Ding that there are people from Qi in the temple of Qin State, and they are also great talents. As long as they return to Qi State, they might really be able to help Qi State and Qin State to stand side by side.
This is the excuse in Mao Jiao's eyes.
The Qin court, Qi people, and Mao Jiao are more suitable talents than him. Thirty or fifty years later, Tian Ding would not be able to think of these words if he calmed down and thought about them carefully.
The premise is whether Tian Ding believes what he said! Rather than using it as an excuse for his refusal.
"The Qi people in the Xianyang court?"
Tian Ding stood outside the pavilion, watching Mao Jiao leave from the other direction, with a thoughtful expression on his face, full of confusion.
An hour later.
Tian Ding returned to the ambassador's residence and went to the study. He saw his beloved daughter Tian Feiyan quietly looking at the bamboo slips in the study, with several maids waiting beside her. Then he came to the window and knelt down.
Lin Anshun and Xunzhou have been invited to the residence of Tingwei Li Si. Tian Ding does not care about this matter. Tian Ding still knows the character of Xunzhou and Lin Anshun.
Then Yao went to visit Mengshi.
"Qin State, Qi people? Are there talented Qi people in the Xianyang court?"
As the maid poured tea into the tea cup in front of Tian Ding, Tian Ding continued to repeat what he said when he left Mao Jiao's mansion.
He paid special attention to Tian Ding of the Qin State, so he knew the officials of the Qi people in the Qin State's court and even in the counties and counties of the Qin State. However, Tian Ding never knew anyone who could have Mao Jiao's verbal talents.
"Father, why did you come back so soon today? It seems that Mao Jiao has decided to stay in Qin!"
Tian Feiyan, who had been looking at the bamboo slips, heard his father's murmur, and his pretty face was stunned. After thinking of something, his beautiful eyes suddenly lifted up and looked at his father calmly.
"Well! It doesn't matter if Mao Jiao doesn't go back to Qi! As a father today, I don't have to let Mao Jiao go back to Qi."
Tian Ding nodded and looked at his daughter.
"Yan'er knew that his father was going to trip up Bai Yan again!"
When Tian Feiyan heard his father's words, his pretty face was full of helplessness and he shook his head.
"Father is not afraid of being deceived by Mao Jiao!"
After Tian Feiyan finished speaking, he continued to look at the bamboo slips, as if he was too lazy to pay attention to his father.
This actually made Tian Ding look at his beloved daughter dumbfounded. If the eldest son could say what he just said, Tian Ding would be so happy, and he would not be afraid that a hundred years later, there would be no successor.
It's a pity that neither the eldest son nor the other two boys are as smart as Yan'er.
If the three sons were here just now, they might not necessarily know that his purpose is not just to persuade Mao Jiao to return to Qi. Of course, it is best to return to Qi, but it is natural not to return to Qi. Tian Ding just wants to make the dialogue
Yan's evaluation told Mao Jiao to prepare for the future.
Again, Bai Yan does not have to die, but he must not be trusted and valued by Ying Zheng for a long time. It is best to stay in Yanmen from now on and never return to Xianyang, Qin State, nor be summoned by Ying Zheng.
"Maojiao!"
However, Tian Ding couldn't help but frown slightly at his daughter's unintentional words.
For a moment, Tian Ding didn't know if what Mao Jiao said just now was a polite rejection, just because he didn't want to be attracted by him again in the future.
But looking back at the way Mao Jiao stood in the pavilion at that time, Tian Ding didn't feel like it.
However, looking back on the officials of the Qi people in the Qin court, it seems that no one is worthy of Mao Jiao's evaluation.
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Books in the palace study.
Accompanied by the eunuch, Bai Yan saw Ying Zheng in the study. What Bai Yan didn't expect was that besides being concerned about his injury and Luoyin's affairs, Ying Zheng had no intention of letting him leave. Instead, he stayed
In the study room, he helped Ying Zheng deliver the bamboo slips presented by the officials. After Ying Zheng finished processing, he picked up the bamboo slips and placed them on the bookshelf.
Since it is a palace, the study room of King Qin, Ying Zheng, is not that big. There are almost too many bookshelves and bamboo slips in it. Fortunately, Ying Zheng asked Han Yezhe to come in and teach Bai Yan, so Bai Yan did not make a mess. However, as time passed,
In the past, I was extremely busy.
Looking at Ying Zheng, who was kneeling behind the wooden table in the study and reading bamboo slips, his brows furrowed from time to time, Bai Yan and Han Yezhe stood on the left and right respectively.
Even Bai Yan didn't know how much time had passed. Until the sky outside the window gradually darkened and the maids entered the study one by one to light the candles, Bai Yan could not leave.
Bai Yan looked out the window from time to time, feeling full of pity. After all, Bai Yan planned to go to Tian Ding's mansion to see Tian Feiyan. After all, he didn't see Tian Feiyan often. Tian Feiyan was far away in Linzi, Qi State, and he couldn't leave Qin State without permission.
Every day now is precious to Bai Yan.
"There is unrest in Yingchuan again!"
Ying Zheng looked at a scroll of bamboo slips and said with a sigh.
Perhaps Ying Zheng, who was seen as cruel and cruel in the eyes of outsiders in the past, only now showed his tired and helpless look.
This sentence is not an exaggeration at all. It is far from easy to be the king of a country. It seems that in the entire Qin court, if Ying Zheng shows weakness, countless forces will confront each other and fight. Officials such as the royal family, the Chu clan, etc. will also have their own thoughts.
, the rumors are endless.
Therefore, a successful king sometimes cannot even show an expression or even a look as he wishes.
"Han Mo, how many books about the unrest have been in Yingchuan County in the past ten days or so?"
Ying Zheng looked at the bamboo slips and asked.
When Han Ye heard this, he bowed to Ying Zheng.
"Back to the king, there were thirty-seven points in total. There were rebellions in six places. The turmoil spread to two cities. Seventy-nine people were killed, seventeen officials were killed, and one hundred and twelve rebels were captured!"
Han Yezhe said in detail to Yingzheng, these are the numbers that Han Yezhe has memorized during this period. Among the books submitted by all the officials, there are statistics about Yingchuan County. These are all after Yingzheng has reviewed them.
, Han Yezhe took Bai Yan and placed it on the wooden frame in Yingchuan County behind.
Unlike secret messages or urgent reports, these numbers related to the rebellion must be counted.
"Yingchuan County, why are so many people rebelling?"
When Ying Zheng heard Han Yezhe's words, his brows furrowed and he put down the bamboo slips in his hand full of worry.
Han Yezhe did not answer Ying Zheng's words and would not answer. Instead, he inadvertently looked up at the young man standing on the other side of Ying Zheng, Bai Yan.
If Han Yezhe was still worried about Bai Yan yesterday, then now Han Yezhe couldn't help but feel heart palpitations.
Han Mo, who had won the trust of Ying Zheng, had been in the palace for decades. He knew better than anyone else the intention behind the king's leaving of Bai Yan, and he also realized better than anyone the weight of this move.
Just like now.
Bai Yan was not a regular servant, but he was left to do the job of a regular servant. If Han Mo couldn't figure out Ying Zheng's intention, his decades in the palace would have been in vain.
"Bai Yan! In your eyes, how do you view these things?"
Ying Zheng turned his head and looked at Bai Yan.
If Bai Yan didn't dare to speak when he saw the look in Han Yezhe's eyes just now, then when he saw Ying Zheng's inquiry, Bai Yan already knew that Ying Zheng was asking for his opinion.
"Back to the king, in my eyes, the people of Yingchuan County were all Koreans before, but now they have been Qin people for only two years. They must not be able to adapt to the rule of Qin laws. In addition, the interests of the nobles have been harmed, so they secretly instigated them out of dissatisfaction.
The rebellion is normal and has nothing to do with the Xianyang court!"
Bai Yan raised his hands to Ying Zheng and said.
As he spoke, Bai Yan could feel some sweat on his back. If he had led troops in battle before, every promotion would be a test for Yingzheng, so now, every word he said was a test.
This made Bai Yan have to become nervous and think very hard, for fear of saying the wrong thing or saying nonsense.
"oh?"
When Ying Zheng heard Bai Yan's words, he said that the rebellion had nothing to do with the Xianyang court, and that the fault lay with the nobles in the counties. This statement made Ying Zheng's eyes light up, and the gloom and worry that he had just felt subsided quietly.
.
"Elaborate!"
Ying Zheng did not express his position in a hurry, but asked Bai Yan to explain in detail, looking at the bamboo slips in his hand.
Bai Yan saw this and looked at Ying Zheng's ceremony with a thoughtful look on his face.
"Your Majesty, I believe that the rebellion in Yingchuan is, in the final analysis, nothing more than profit. The interests harmed by Qin's laws are not farmers and people, but the nobles and nobles. In the past, when Korea was here, all scholars were scholars.
The sons of the powerful will still be the sons of the powerful in the future. Now that Korea has been destroyed, the nobles and nobles have not only lost their former rights, but also their status and wealth have been affected, so they are dissatisfied. Because it was a place where farmers lived before, it was a place for the powerful.
Farmers and people mostly trust their words! Therefore, troubles among farmers are mostly related to the nobles!"
Bai Yan said what he was thinking in his heart, and his main purpose was to blame the nobles for the problem. In fact, no matter which dynasty, the main reason for the chaos in the world was the nobles.
I really think that all the imperial courts are not good to the people, but the imperial court's orders are simply not comparable to the methods of the local nobles.
One is a distant court, and the other is a famous local family. People often choose to listen to the latter, because they can 'only' hear the latter.
"Those nobles want rights?"
When Ying Zheng heard Bai Yan's words, he didn't show any special expression and still looked at the bamboo slips.
Under candlelight.
Bai Yan looked at Ying Zheng and thought for a while.
"I think those nobles ultimately want to restore Korea!"
Bai Yan said softly and bowed to Ying Zheng.
Bai Yan's words startled Han Yezhe, who was standing on the other side of the wooden table, and his eyes immediately looked at Bai Yan.
Ying Zheng, who had been looking at the bamboo slips, was still looking at the bamboo slips, but his eyes were motionless, obviously he was no longer looking at the bamboo slips.
Bai Yan didn't speak when he saw this scene.
What Bai Yan said just now was because he wanted to tell Ying Zheng that according to the current Qin Law, it could not meet the needs of those noble families. The Qin Law and those noble families could not coexist at all. He had to either completely eliminate those noble families or modify the Qin Law.
Bai Yan also had selfish motives when he said this.
After all, it is clear that the Qin State in later generations will be defeated by the Qin Law. The Qin Law has corvee service and even more crime-related crimes. Under such circumstances, wherever the Qin State attacks and annexes, the number of people working and serving as slaves will double, especially
Disciples, food, drink, housing, including clothes, are all distributed by the government according to Qin law. This is good for the Qin State during the war, but if the whole country faces hundreds of thousands or millions of disciples, what should be done?
how.
It’s delicious food and drinks, and I’ll pay you ten yuan a month!!!
It is still like the later generations who did not waste manpower and build a series of major projects such as tombs, the Great Wall, and straight roads, and then invested more manpower in order to complete them quickly.
In Bai Yan's heart, he knew better than anyone else that the laws of Qin must be changed, and they must be changed after the world is unified, otherwise Qin will still follow the old path.
But at the moment, Bai Yan cannot talk about amending the Qin Code, and it is not suitable to say it.
Inside Xianyang City.
As night falls, the sky gradually becomes dark.
In Bai's mansion, Bai Yu, Lu, Bai Bo, Bai Yan and others had not waited for Bai Yan to return, and everyone was extremely puzzled.
"It's strange. That boy was summoned by the king when he was going to court. Logically speaking, he only left the palace in an hour or two. Why is it that it's dark now and he didn't come back? Could it be that he was dragged to a restaurant on the way?"
Bai Yu shook his head, because after returning from the incident in the court, he told his brother and others that his brother was worried about Bai Yan and was ready to discuss how to solve the rumors in Xianyang City. After all, it would also have an impact on Bai Yan in the long run.
I never thought that Bai Yan would not come back until dark.
"Strange! Logically speaking, even if he doesn't come back, Bai Yan should have sent his servant back to inform him!"
Uncle Bai and Bai Yan looked at each other and couldn't figure it out.
At this moment, a servant hurriedly walked in and came to Bai Yu.
"Sir, there is a minister outside the mansion who calls himself Tai Jing. He said he had an appointment with General Bai Yan. General Bai Yan did not attend the appointment. Out of curiosity, he came to inquire in person!"
The servant raised his hands to Bai Yu and said.
After hearing this, Bai Yu, Bai Bo, and Bai Yan were even more convinced that Bai Yan had not gone out to drink. Otherwise, Bai Yan, who had already made an appointment with his friends, would never be absent for no reason and lose his credibility. This
If word spreads, it will ruin your reputation.
"Invite people into the mansion!"
Bai Yu glanced at his brother Bai Yan, and when he saw Bai Yan nodded, he gave instructions to the servant.
When the servant saw this, he quickly turned around and left.