"I heard that Bai Yan has returned to Yanmen Shanwu, I don't know if it is true or false?"
"I don't know! But have you noticed during this period that there have been fewer and fewer traders going south from the Huns in the north recently!"
"Yes, I discovered it too!"
In Handan City, Lin Anshun and Xunzhou were sitting in a restaurant, listening to the conversation of the merchants next to the restaurant, and they looked at each other.
This restaurant is a famous restaurant in Handan City. The Empress Dowager Zhao was originally here. Although the Empress Dowager Zhao and Zhao Wangqian have disappeared after being resettled by the Qin State, there is a steady stream of guests in this restaurant.
"It seems that the Huns are really going south!"
Xunzhou looked at Lin Anshun and whispered, then picked up the wine on the table and poured it for Lin Anshun.
Neither of them chose to go to the private room. After all, they came to the restaurant to inquire about news, not to drink. As for women, to put it bluntly, in Qi State, with their status, there are many nobles who want beauties.
Even when they went to Xianyang, countless people sent beauties to them, but they all refused to go back.
"Indeed! Going to Yanmen this time may not be that simple!"
Lin Anshun nodded, holding the wine cup in one hand, looking thoughtful.
"According to the time, Bai Yan cannot be in Yanmen! When we left, Bai Yan had not left yet!"
Lin Anshun raised his head and looked at Xunzhou.
"Indeed, even if we go north from Luoyang, it won't be too long. What's more, it's impossible for Bai Yan not to go to Luoyin City, and the changes in Luoyin have made it even possible that Bai Yan is still in Luoyin City at this time."
Xunzhou shook his head and said, picking up the wine jue with both hands and motioning to Lin Anshun.
Lin Anshun also raised his hand, and the two of them drank the wine in one gulp.
At this moment.
Xunzhou, who had just finished drinking, was placing the wine cup on the table when he suddenly heard a familiar voice. He slowly turned his head and looked at the door of the restaurant. The man who came into view made Xunzhou look stunned.
Lin Anshun also turned around to look. When he saw Chen Ze, he looked at Xunzhou with a dumbfounded expression and couldn't help but laugh.
Chen Ze!
I didn't expect to meet him in Handan.
Thinking of this, Lin Anshun and Xunzhou stood up one after another and walked towards the door of the restaurant.
And the other side.
Chen Ze, who was following the waiter in the restaurant, suddenly felt something. He glanced at the first floor out of the corner of his eye. When he saw Lin Anshun and Xunzhou, Chen Ze also stopped. He opened his mouth in astonishment and stretched out his hand to rub
Rubbing eyes.
"Master Lin, Ziyi!"
Chen Ze was naturally no stranger to Xunzhou and Lin Anshun, but now Chen Ze never expected that he would meet the two of them here in Handan City.
"Zizhou!"
"Brother Chen!!"
Xunzhou and Lin Anshun looked at Chen Ze's astonished look, smiled and bowed their hands as a gift, and couldn't help but feel the fate in their hearts.
"Zizhou has met Master Lin and Ziyi!"
Chen Ze raised his hand to return the gift. From the corner of his eye, he saw the wine table behind the two of them. Chen Ze was not someone else. He would not think that Lin Anshun and Xunzhou could only drink on the first floor due to their status.
"Uncle, I'm in the private room! If you have anything to say, we'll go to the private room to talk! Please!"
Chen Ze withdrew his gaze, the guard said, and then asked the waiter of the restaurant to lead the way, leading Lin Anshun and Xunzhou to see Fu Yao.
When Lin Anshun and Xunzhou saw this, they naturally would not refuse.
After a while.
In a private room on the third floor, Fu Yao, who was holding a beautiful woman in his arms, was stunned when he saw his friend Chen Ze, followed by Lin Anshun and Xun Zhou. His expression was the same as Chen Ze's just now.
After regaining consciousness, Fu Yao quickly stood up and saluted Lin Anshun and Xunzhou.
After Lin Anshun and Xunzhou returned the gift, Fu Yao quickly seated them and asked the woman next to him to prepare two tables of high-quality food and wine.
"Brother Chen, brother husband, why are you two here?"
Among the four, Lin Anshun was the first to ask. Lin Anshun also liked Fu Yao very much. Although they were both named Yao, compared to Hou Yao, the son of Hou Sheng, the Prime Minister of Qi, Fu Yao was much better in terms of personality and conduct.
Many, and both Fu Yao and Chen Ze were well-known people in Jixia Academy.
Behind the wooden table.
When Chen Ze and Fu Yao heard Lin Anshun's inquiry, they looked at each other and shook their heads with a smile.
"It's not Xun Shuo. If Zizhou's guess is correct, Ziyi should also go to Yanmen to look for Zixiao!"
Chen Ze said, then looked at Xunzhou.
Xunzhou is a senior official of Qi State. When he was in Linzi, Qi State, he received news that Lord Tian Dingtian was taking Lin Anshun and Xunzhou as envoys to Qin State. Now Xunzhou and Lin Anshun have arrived.
Handan, then there is only one possibility.
Xun Shuo!
Only Xun Shuo would let Xunzhou, a senior official of Qi State, go north in person.
"You have always known that Zixiao is in Yanmen?"
When Xunzhou heard Chen Ze's words, he frowned slightly and looked at Chen Ze and Fu Yao with confusion.
Xunzhou had a vague premonition that the two of them had always known about his clan brother Xun Shuo's involvement with Bai Yan, but he didn't understand why they had never been informed before.
"At that time, the Kingdom of Zhao was not destroyed, and Li Mu was not yet dead. Zixiao was worried about the worries of his tribe, so he told the two of us not to tell our tribe any news when we returned to Qi!"
Fu Yao looked at Xunzhou, smiled awkwardly, and quickly raised his hand to accuse.
At this moment, Fu Yao and Chen Ze felt a little embarrassed when they were facing Xun Zhou. After all, they had kept it secret for so long, so they felt a little unreasonable anyway. But as they talked about Xun Shuo, the two of them couldn't help but sigh.
.
The last time I saw my friend Xun Shuo in Yanmen, the State of Zhao still existed at that time. At that time, everyone in the world was waiting and watching, thinking that with Qin general Yang Duanhe being trapped in Yingchuan, Li Mu, Lord Wu'an of the State of Zhao, would definitely
Will lead Zhao Bianqi again and defeat the Qin army!
At that time, the two of them saw their friend Xun Shuo defecting to Bai Yan, and even tried to persuade him. Later, when faced with their friend's invitation, the two of them refused without hesitation.
Right now, it's just over a year.
After Li Mu and Zhao Guoxian died, Bai Yan was not only promoted to Yanmen County Lieutenant by Ying Zheng because of his meritorious service in leading the troops to destroy Zhao, but also directly handed over the tens of thousands of Li Mu's side cavalry to Bai Yan's command.
The Bai family's iron cavalry under the command of Qin general Bai Yan were already famous, and Gao Nu's deadly battles shocked the world. Now they have tens of thousands of the most elite side cavalry in the Zhao Kingdom!
In an instant, the cavalry under Bai Yan's command was frightening to think about.
In addition to the huge forces of the Xiongnu, Yueshi, and Donghu in the north, in the Central Plains, the Chu State, which is probably known as having millions of soldiers, has just come up with an elite Chu cavalry that can stand up to Bai Yan's cavalry head-on.
Not to mention, Bai Yan will get the Luoyin fief later, which makes the two of them sigh, their friend Xun Shuo really made the right bet!
Bai Yan, a general, even with his status as a descendant of the Bai family, is not enough to convince the Chen family and the husband family to join them. But Bai Yan, who currently has a fiefdom, holds the power of the army and is deeply trusted by Ying Zheng, is not worthy of being trusted by Ying Zheng.
The two of them, the elders of their clansmen in Qi State, have already begun to prepare to contact the Bai family.
Yan Dan assassinated Ying Zheng, but by coincidence, Bai Yan sacrificed his life to block the sword for Ying Zheng. Everyone knew that even though Bai Yan was a descendant of the Bai family, as long as Bai Yan did not betray Qin in the future, no matter what Bai Yan committed
Wrong, Ying Zheng will not do anything to Bai Yan.
What's more important is that at other times, as a favorite, Bai Yan's words can penetrate into Ying Zheng's heart better than ordinary people.
This is also the reason why the Chen family and the Fu family value it most.
In the private room.
Xunzhou looked at Chen Ze and Fu Yao and did not blame them for hiding it.
"Can you two understand why Zi Xiao wants to help Bai Yan beside Bai Yan?"
Xunzhou asked in confusion. This is what he has always been most curious about and confused about.
Facing Xunzhou's inquiry, Chen Ze glanced at Fuyao, and then told Xunzhou the reason why Xunshuo wanted to go with Bai Yan.
It turns out that after Xun Shuo left the family, he had already traveled to Chu and Wei, so he went north first and met many nobles and heroes in the Yan Kingdom, and then went to the Xiongnu. When he returned to the Zhao Kingdom, he almost died in Zhao.
An old woman came to the rescue.
At that time, Xun Shuo wanted to repay his kindness, but he knew that relying on a sword could not help the people of Zhao State fight against Qin. So Xun Shuo gave up his dream, threw away his sword and became an official in Zhao State, hoping to help Zhao State defeat Qin.
country.
However, after he became an official in the State of Zhao, there happened to be a severe drought in the State of Zhao. Xun Shuo witnessed with his own eyes that the people were starved of food and corpses were everywhere in the mountains. In the Zhao State's court, the king was stupid and wanted to collect taxes, and the people's taxes were not reduced at all.
In power, they wantonly amassed wealth and power, and the local wealthy families were busy enslaving the people and selling women. Without exception, no one wanted to take a second look at the suffering people of Zhao.
At that time, Xun Shuo couldn't bear it anymore. For the sake of the people of Zhao State, he wrote a letter to speak out against King Zhao. However, Zhao Cong, a relative of the Zhao family, hated him and spoke to King Zhao behind his back, slandering and framing Xun Shuo. Although King Zhao did not dare to kill Xun Shuo,
Shuo, but Xun Shuo was no longer an official. At that time, Xun Shuo was desperate. He originally thought that he could only watch the people of Zhao country die. He happened to hear about Bai Yan's deeds in Gaonu, and then encountered the Qin State sending troops to attack Zhao State.
, and the deputy general of the Qin army was none other than Bai Yan.
"I see!"
After Xunzhou listened to Chen Ze's words, the bamboo slip came to his senses. Although he didn't know the details of the old woman's rescue of his brother Xun Shuo, it was obviously far from simple as it seemed.
To make Xun Shuo willing to give up his dreams and want to help the people of Zhao, Xun Shuo must have experienced many unknown things.
As for what Chen Ze mentioned about Bai Yan's actions in Qin Shang County and Gaonu City, Xunzhou had naturally heard of it and admired it in his heart.
Xunzhou knew that if he had stood in Bai Yan's position at that time, he would not have taken the same risk as Bai Yan. Even if the Yueshi and the Xiongnu really went south, the most he would not abandon the people of Gaonu and order to defend Gaonu City.
A risky behavior like Bai Yan's is actually unwise for anyone, even in the eyes of all officials and scholars from various countries.
Taking risks for those people for a possibility is not worth it in the eyes of almost everyone.
People are all selfish, not to mention that even in Bai Yan's eyes at that time, it was just a guess and a possibility.
However, it was also because of Bai Yan's very risky and unworthy approach in everyone's eyes that the people of Gaonu City were able to escape. Even the clan brothers made up their minds to help Bai Yan.
"Then have you ever met Mr. Wei in Yanmen before?"
Lin Anshun saw Xunzhou finish asking, so he couldn't help but asked softly.
Now that it is certain that Xun Shuo is in Yanmen Shanwu, it is absolutely certain that Mr. Wei is indeed in Yanmen now.
"Mr. Wei?"
Chen Ze and Fu Yao looked at Lin Anshun who looked anxious and didn't react at first.
Mr. Wei? Which Mr. Wei?
After they came to their senses, both Chen Ze and Fu Yao immediately opened their eyes wide and looked at Lin Anshun in astonishment.
"Ah! Mr. Wei!!"
"Mr. Wei is also in Yanmen?"
At this time, it was Chen Ze and Lin Anshun's turn to be confused. They had never known about Mr. Wei's affairs in Yanmen.
The two people who were born in the Chen family and the Fu family are no strangers to Mr. Wei. For this old man who single-handedly brought up Lin Anshun and who has been in their family, their grandfathers, elders and others will treat him as an important guest. The two of them
But they all have deep memories.
In front of wooden table.
Lin Anshun, who was full of expectations, saw the surprised and surprised expressions on Chen Ze and Fu Yao's faces, and sighed, he still couldn't tell that these two people didn't know about Mr. Wei's affairs in Yanmen.
Thinking of this, Lin Anshun was filled with disappointment.
At this moment.
As the door of the private room opened, a young maid came in with plates of good wine and meat. Lin Anshun did not talk about Mr. Wei's affairs anymore.
Chen Ze and Fu Yao learned that Mr. Wei was also in Yanmen Shanwu, and they no longer wanted to drink and have fun.
"It just so happened that we and I didn't receive any news from Xun Shuo, so we went to Yanmen together!"
Fu Yao's face also became serious.
He and Chen Ze never knew that Mr. Wei was in Yanmen, so long ago, after learning that the Xiongnu might take advantage of the Qin State to attack Yan and go south, the two of them rushed from Qi State to Handan to order people
Take the letter to Yanmen and ask Xun Shuo to come to Handan.
Both of them were afraid. According to Xun Shuo's character, when they saw the Xiongnu going south to harm the people of Zhao State, and Bai Yan was not at Yanmen, they would be so angry that they might draw their swords and go to the battlefield in person to fight the Xiongnu until death.
Even though Xun Shuo had not been on the battlefield very often and was a member of the Xun family, they were very aware of the arrogance in Xun Shuo's bones. Not to mention the Huns going south, Xun Shuo even dared to die knowing that he was going to die.
Life.
Xun Shuo really didn't hesitate, and his innate stubbornness can be seen from the fact that he went against Xunzi's wishes.
"good!"
Xunzhou nodded after hearing what Fu Yao said. Although Yanmen is very dangerous now, since he has already arrived at Handan and Yanmen, he naturally wants to go there.
As Xunzhou finished speaking, Chen Ze and Lin Anshun nodded and then stood up.
Before leaving, Fu Yao took out three strings of money from his exaggerated silk sleeve pocket and placed them on the table.
The young women who had just brought the wine into the private room looked at this scene in astonishment.
Do you still want to drink this wine?
Shan Wu City.
In the study room of the mansion, Mr. Wei looked at Zhao Qiu curiously.
"What on earth did my disciple promise you to make you willing to help?"
Mr. Wei sighed with surprise.
In Mr. Wei's eyes, the possibility that Zhao Qiu would be willing to help was almost as likely as asking Guo Zong directly and letting Guo Zong answer.
"When he comes back alive, Boss Wei can ask him!"
After Zhao Qiu handed the letter to Mr. Wei, he glanced at Mr. Wei, then turned and left the study.
Come back alive!!!!
When Mr. Wei heard Zhao Qiu's rather complaining words, he laughed and watched Zhao Qiu leave. He lowered his head and looked at the bamboo slips in his hand with amazement. He really didn't expect that Bai Yan could really ask Zhao Qiu to help.
After opening the bamboo slips, Mr. Wei was filled with joy when he saw not only Guo Zong's words but also Daidi Gongzijia's answers.
It seems that Gongzijia has always been aware of Zhao Qiu's affairs in Yanmen Shanwu.
"Someone is coming!"
After reading the news in the bamboo slips, Mr. Wei raised his head and shouted towards the door.
As a commoner man walked into the study, Mr. Wei had already put away the bamboo slips.
"Leave it to the cavalry, and order the cavalry to speed up and send it to Yanmen Mountain!"
Mr. Wei handed the bamboo slips to the attendant.
The matter of the bamboo slips is of great importance. Although Mr. Wei has full trust in his followers, there will inevitably be dangers on the road. Fortunately, Bai Yan has always left a cavalry in Shanwu.
"promise!"
The man took the bamboo slip, bowed and turned around to leave.
Mr. Wei stood in the study and looked out the window.
The Xiongnu will go south soon, and if Bai Yan fights with the Xiongnu somewhere, it will probably be a tough battle!
At this time, Yuezhi can no longer go south no matter what.
"Xun Shuo, the safety of Yanmen and the lives of me and that boy all depend on you!"
Mr. Wei said softly.
At this time, footsteps came from the study door, and then a maid approached the study.
"Sir, there are four people outside the door asking to see you, and the leader claims to be your grandson!"
The maid came to Mr. Wei and said to Mr. Wei.
Mr. Wei turned his head and glanced at the maid. He was not surprised. Instead, there was a trace of longing in his eyes on the old man's cheek.
finally come!!!
"Bring the study!"
Mr. Wei ordered softly.
The maid nodded, then took two steps back, turned and walked out of the study.
The transaction between Bai Yan and Zhao Qiu will be explained clearly later.
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The process of Qin's annihilation of the six kingdoms was accomplished year by year. Returning to Qi in advance and returning to Qi after destroying the five kingdoms with countless capable people around would be a different ending in the eyes of Da Dao.
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