Chapter 455 The secret regret between Cui Ping and Zhan Guan
In the dark of night, in the Lu's Restaurant in Shanwu City, Zhan Guan, Cui Ping, Gan Si and others were drunk in the arms of a beautiful woman.
Fortunately, Zhan Guan, although his official position was not high, he could always drink alcohol whether in Xianyang or out. But Cui Ping, who was a guard order, rarely had the opportunity. After all, Cui Ping's place was
In Xianyang Palace, there are only two or three days of drinking opportunities in a year. What happened to Lao Ai in the past shocked everyone, and everyone was afraid of encountering such a thing again.
"drink!"
At this moment, Cui Ping had taken off his armor and was wearing civilian clothes. He was holding a delicate beauty in his arms. With his rosy appearance, he kept toasting to Bai Yan and others.
Mi Jing on the side was also very drunk, but compared to the past, Mi Jing today was particularly silent, so silent that even Gan Si noticed the abnormality. Fortunately, Gan Si did not know about the assassination of Bai Yu and Shangjun Gao Nu.
It was written by Chang Wenjun, so I didn't think about it that way.
Moreover, Gan Si was also very happy today. After all, he had been promoted to city magistrate for his previous meritorious service and was appointed by Xianyang.
For such a happy event, Gan Si also drank a lot in the face of the continuous congratulations from Cui Ping and Zhan Guan.
Behind the wooden table.
Zhanlu!
Mi Jing's resentful eyes, for the hundreds of times tonight, inadvertently looked at the waist of Bai Yan who was sitting in the seat, and looked at Bai Yan's sword.
The famous sword Zhanlu!
Thinking of this, Mi Jing once again took a glass of wine and drank it down in one gulp. His groggy head seemed to only be comfortable when he was drunk. He did not think about the hateful things and scolded the heartless and unjust Ying.
politics.
"please!"
Bai Yan looked at Mi Jing lying on the wooden table and noticed Cui Ping's doubtful eyes. He quickly raised his hand to pick up the wine baron and saluted Cui Ping.
Beside Bai Yan, the one who poured wine for Bai Yan was not other women, but Cen Qing. This was not because Bai Yan had any evil thoughts, but because compared to other women, he was thinking about everything and wanted to get close to her. Cen Qing was so nervous
The method of carefully keeping a distance made Bai Yan feel more comfortable.
"Ah! Please!"
Cui Ping's red cheeks were slightly embarrassed because of Mi Jing's actions, but fortunately Bai Yan took care of him in every aspect, so he didn't lose face or fail to get off the stage.
Although he was drunk, Cui Ping still looked at Mi Jing strangely after drinking Jiu Jue's wine, and he was obviously a little concerned.
In Cui Ping's heart, Lord Changwen was so respected in the Qin State that even Lord Changping, the Prime Minister on the right, was far less respected. Regardless of the officials or generals in the court today, even the great general Wang Jian, Shangqing Yao Jia and other important ministers, who mentioned it?
As for Chang Wenjun, not all of them nodded in admiration.
Why did Mi Jing, the eldest son of Chang Wenjun, treat him and Zhan Guan so lightly today? You must know that even General Yang drank with them before leaving, and the chat was full of laughter.
As the night gets darker.
In the private room, when Mi Jing and Cui Ping passed out drunk one after another, the banquet was coming to an end.
Bai Yan asked someone to help Mi Jing and Cui Ping go to rest. He looked at Zhan Guan, who was also almost drunk, pretending to be drunk, and lamented that Zhan Guan had a great capacity for drinking.
Zhan Guan waved his hands repeatedly when he heard this, but the smile on his red cheeks had revealed everything.
"Zhanlu~!"
With the help of the soldiers, Mi Jing closed his eyes and murmured something as he stood up.
Although the voice was small, not only Gan Si, Bai Yan, Cen Qing and others could hear it, but even Zhan Guan, who was about to get drunk, could hear it clearly. In an instant, Gan Si, Cen Qing and others looked at being supported by the soldiers.
As Mi Jing left, he subconsciously looked at Bai Yan and the famous sword on Bai Yan's waist.
Looking at Bai Yan who was almost drunk and passed away, and then looking at Mi Jing being helped away, Gan Si finally realized why Mi Jing was so silent today.
Thinking of Mi Jing's actions, and then thinking of Mi Jing's self-centered words when the Huns went south, Gan Si's expectations for Mi Jing have dropped to the lowest level compared to when Mi Jing came to Shanwu.
When I was in Xianyang before, I heard the praises of Mi Jing being circulated everywhere, and my long-lasting expectations and excitement were in vain.
Gan Si shook his head. In the future, people like Mi Jing should try not to quarrel with them. It is even better to stay away from them. Not to mention that King Zhanlu has already given Bai Yan to the county captain. Even if he has not, in Gan Si's eyes, Mi Jing is the same.
Not worthy of this famous sword passed down from generation to generation.
"I'll be here first today. I'm sure an old man and a sage will come tomorrow. How about getting drunk tomorrow?"
Bai Yan shook his head slightly, as if he didn't hear what Mi Jing just said. He slowly lay down on the wooden table, looked at Zhan Guan with a smile, and agreed to continue tomorrow.
Gan Si heard Bai Yan's voice and looked towards Bai Yan. When he saw that Bai Yan was almost drunk, he couldn't help but smile.
Gan Si couldn't help but compare Bai Yan and Mi Jing. Gan Si discovered that in terms of origin, Bai Yan was also born in the Bai family of Pingyang, from a famous family. When comparing Bai Yan's way of treating others, let alone the Lu family, let alone those noble families, it was
Bai Yan treated those ordinary soldiers with sincerity. Not to mention, compared to the Huns who went south before, one wanted to ask General Wang Jian of Yishui to mobilize the army to come back for reinforcements, and the other was in Xianyang. When he learned of the disturbance, Yan
When the gate was in danger, he hurried back to Yanmen all night.
After comparing the details one by one, Gan Si finally understood why the king gave Bai Yan the famous sword Zhanlu.
Not to mention each of the military exploits, not to mention each of Bai Yan's achievements, just the battle with Gaonu in Shangjun. Bai Yan asked the people of Gaonu in Shangjun to evacuate, and stayed alone, leading the cavalry in Gaonu. If it hadn't been for that fatal battle.
Recalling what Bai Yan had done, Gan Si couldn't help but feel convinced. If such a person is not worthy of Zhan Lu, who can be?
In the private room.
When Zhan Guan heard Bai Yan's words, he nodded instinctively.
"must!"
Zhan Guan felt that his head was as heavy as a boulder, and his vision became increasingly blurry. He thought that the news about the reward must have been spread, and Zhan Guan knew that tomorrow, countless nobles would come to congratulate Bai Yan.
After thinking about it, Zhan Guan couldn't hold on any longer. He lay on the wooden table, closed his eyes, and took a big breath. He imagined in his mind that among the nobles tomorrow, there would be any elders from famous families who would feel jealous at the first sight of him.
Yu Xuanang will definitely be able to occupy a high position in the future, so he gave his granddaughter a marriage and used his connections to support him.
"Definitely tomorrow!"
Zhan Guan repeated softly, and then slowly fell asleep.
"Come back tomorrow!"
Bai Yan also looked at Zhan Guan with a drunken look, then lay down on the wooden table with a drunken look and slowly closed his eyes.
During this meal, Bai Yan drank as much as Zhan Guan, Gan Si and others.
Gan Si was not surprised when he saw this. Seeing that Bai Yan was lying on the wooden table and drunk, Gan Si endured the dizziness in his head and stood up slowly. Gan Si knew that someone would help Bai Yan back home later.
"Did you hear what the censor said just now?"
Before Gan Si left, he thought of something and asked the other women to leave. After those women left, he rubbed his forehead and asked "Xi'er" next to Bai Yan.
When Cen Qing heard Gan Si's words, she looked at Bai Yan, who was already sleeping soundly. When she looked at Gan Si, her eyes flashed with caution, but she still nodded.
"Zhanlu!"
Cen Qing did not say she heard it, but directly read out the two words, which also directly stated her position.
Fortunately, to Cen Qing's relief, Gan Si didn't show any expression when he heard her words, but nodded slowly.
"Gan Si thought he heard it wrong, so he asked. The county lieutenant was already drunk and he didn't know if he could hear this."
As Gan Si spoke, he looked at Cen Qing, then shook his head slightly, turned around and walked out of the private room.
His meaning is very obvious. Even if he didn't hear clearly what the censor Shi Mijing said just now, Bai Yan must not have heard it now when he was drunk. Since you heard what the censor just said with your own ears, you can find him in the future.
Tell Bai Yan the opportunity.
This can't be blamed on Gan Si for being scheming. After all, Gan Si doesn't know whether Bai Yan will care after hearing Mi Jing's drunken remarks. If Bai Yan is magnanimous and doesn't take it to heart at all, then Gan Si will not care about other things.
In the eyes of others, he is a villain who stirs up dissension. Not only will he not get along well with Bai Yan, but he may also offend Mi Jing.
As for whether Mi Jing would be resentful because of a single word, Gan Si might not have thought it possible before, but Mi Jing's drunken words just now made Gan Si clear.
When Mi Jing finds out, she will definitely resent him in her heart!
Behind the wooden table.
Cen Qing, who was sitting on her knees next to Bai Yan, looked at Gan Si's leaving figure. After breathing a sigh of relief, she looked at Bai Yan aside and felt happy for Bai Yan.
Although Cen Qing was born in a humble background and was the daughter of a farmer in a small village, Cen Qing was not stupid. After experiencing so many things, she had seen so many right and wrong and all kinds of people in the restaurant. Cen Qing knew that compared with those in the past,
The scholar drinking with Bai Yan.
Just now Gan Si was the one who truly thought about Bai Yan and had Bai Yan's interests in mind.
Think of this.
Cen Qing looked at Bai Yan with envy in her heart, and her eyes flickered slightly.
Looking at the young man who has gathered many friends and caring people to help him, sometimes Cen Qing also wonders, is he really that boy from the water village back then?
Not to mention other people, it was Lord Gan Sigan whom he had just reminded privately. Cen Qing had already known at the banquet that Gan Si was now the city magistrate of Shanwu City.
If the city magistrate of a county government had such a status in Shuicun or her hometown, the villagers would kneel down and worship the official when they saw him.
But just now Gan Si was worried about Bai Yan after Bai Yan got drunk.
besides.
The famous sword passed down from generation to generation, Zhanlu!!!
Cen Qing looked at the dark sword on Bai Yan's waist, which made it difficult for people to look away at the first sight.
Cen Qing didn't know much about swords, but he had heard the story of this sword, and Shi Mijing, the censor just now, was jealous and wanted to own the appearance of this famous sword. Cen Qing knew how precious this sword was.
Presumably, uncles, aunts, and the villagers in the water village would not believe it when they later learned that the sword Bai Yan was wearing was the legendary sword Zhanlu.
"Watch out!"
While thinking about it, Cen Qing saw that the soldiers had already come in and were about to help Bai Yan back home, so she stood up to let him go. At the same time, she extended her hand and gently helped to lift up the drunk Bai Yan.
Half an hour later.
At night, with the servants of the mansion holding candles leading the way, two soldiers helped Bai Yan into the mansion.
But just when they arrived at the courtyard, they saw Shen Ji coming with two maids.
"Thank you for your help!"
Zhao Qiu said, and as he spoke, he asked the two maids on the side to step forward to help Bai Yan.
"Don't dare!"
The two soldiers heard what Zhao Qiu said, and after the maid helped Bai Yan, they raised their hands to Zhao Qiu and said.
As Bai Yan's confidants, the two soldiers naturally knew that the beauty in front of them was the general's beloved concubine Shen Ji, so they would not neglect her.
"Go and rest!"
Zhao Qiu nodded, gave instructions to the soldiers, and turned to leave.
When the two soldiers saw that Bai Yan was being supported by the maid, they turned around and left the mansion.
Inside Zhao Qiu's boudoir.
Several candle lamps were placed in various places in the corners, lighting up the otherwise dark room.
The maid helped Bai Yan to the bed, gently took off Bai Yan's sword and put it on the wooden table in front of the window. After another maid brought a clean bucket, several maids finished doing this before leaving Zhao Qiu.
boudoir, closing the door.
"Do you want me to wipe your face? Or do you want me to undress you?"
Zhao Qiu looked at the famous sword on the wooden table, her pretty face a little unhappy, turned around, looked at Bai Yan sleeping soundly on the bed with her eyes closed, and asked softly.
Following Zhao Qiu's voice, Bai Yan, who should have been drunk, slowly opened his eyes.
"No need!"
Bai Yan held himself up. Although he was not drunk, after drinking for a whole night, Bai Yan not only had a bloated stomach, but also had a slight swelling and pain in his head.
The bed in his hands felt warm. Although he was full of alcohol, he could still clearly smell a faint fragrance in his nose. Looking at Zhao Qiu, Bai Yan slowly got up and left the bed.
Under dim candlelight.
Bai Yan came to the wooden table, knelt down and then picked up the porcelain pot and poured water for himself.
After drinking the water, Bai Yan noticed something was wrong in the atmosphere. He glanced at Zhao Qiu. Bai Yan was a little confused. It seemed that he had not offended Zhao Qiu recently.
"Ying Zheng gave you Zhan Lu, but now you are grateful to Ying Zheng and wish you could conquer cities and territories for Ying Zheng and destroy Wei and Chu!"
Zhao Qiu didn't mind Bai Yan, who was full of alcohol. He just slept on her bed. Seeing Bai Yan's doubtful eyes, Zhao Qiu walked to the wooden table, knelt down and sat down, picked up the last time Bai Yan read
The bamboo slips looked like they were passed.
Bai Yan looked at Zhao Qiu with a dumbfounded smile and shook his head.
"Don't worry, Bai Yan will not break his promise to you!"
Bai Yan said to Zhao Qiu.
Hearing this, Zhao Qiu glanced at Bai Yan inadvertently.
"That is the famous sword Zhanlu. Many talented people in the world are flocking to it, and many wise ministers and generals are willing to pay any price to have this famous sword. But Yingzheng, despite so many ministers of the Qin State, refused to give it to you, and instead rewarded it to you.
!”
Zhao Qiu joked.
These words made Bai Yan reveal a wry smile.
Under the candlelight, Bai Yan looked at Zhao Qiu's beautiful eyes, looking at Zhao Qiu's gaze, Bai Yan shook his head slightly.
"So Bai Yan is also thinking about whether to bring this famous sword with him or not if he goes to the battlefield in the future."
Bai Yan yawned and said softly. He didn't show the slightest bit of pride, but rather felt a little embarrassed.
With these words, Bai Yan directly stated his attitude, which immediately made Zhao Qiu's expression change for the better.
Holding the bamboo slip in his hand, Zhao Qiu finally spoke after a few breaths.
"As long as you don't break your promise!"
After Zhao Qiu finished speaking, he thought of something and continued: "Zhao Jia has decided to retreat! If there are no accidents, you will receive news of Wang Jian's victory in two days!"
Zhao Qiu's words surprised Bai Yan, and he frowned slightly.
"Message from Zhao Jia?"
Bai Yan knew clearly that under normal circumstances, Zhao Qiu would not know the news about Yishui faster than Mr. Yang, unless Zhao Jia ordered someone to tell Zhao Qiu.
"He doubted you?"
Bai Yan asked softly. He knew without asking that Zhao Jia was probably far from just telling the news.
Under Bai Yan's gaze, Zhao Qiu nodded slightly, then held the bamboo slip in one hand and supported her pretty face with the other, and calmed down.
When Bai Yan saw this, he looked at Zhao Qiu in front of him and didn't know what to say. Bai Yan also knew that every key piece of information was consuming the contacts Zhao Qiu had accumulated and worked carefully.
After a while, Zhao Qiu's voice slowly sounded in the quiet room.
"I hope you can remember what you promised back then!"
There is no inner city in Shanwu.
Not unexpectedly, in the next few days, as the news of Bai Yan's promotion and reward spread, not only the nobles in Shanwu City, but also other cities brought people to visit and congratulate Bai Yan after receiving the news.
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For a time, Shanwu City was obviously more lively than before, and the streets were full of merchants, pedestrians, and people talking about this matter.
Zhan Guan and Cui Ping were walking on the street. They finally made it to Yanmen, but they were not in a hurry to return. After all, the journey was too difficult and they needed to prepare food and grass. There was no need to rush.
Walking on the street now, looking at the scenery of Shanwu City, the two of them were quite enjoying themselves.
Listening to the discussions among the people around them along the way, and looking at the majestic scene in front of them, the two of them couldn't help but sigh.
It is said that Yanmen is remote and has experienced natural disasters, severe droughts, repeated wars, and human trafficking. Therefore, it is conceivable that when the two of them knew that they were coming to Yanmen, they were worried.
I was fully prepared, thinking that when I came to Yanmen, I would see a miserable situation, with people in dire straits, famine on the low side, and complaints everywhere. I would even learn about, and even see, the unrest that occurred from time to time in some places in Yanmen.
They never thought that when the two of them actually came to Yanmen in person and saw the scenes in Yanmen with their own eyes, they passed through each city and everything they saw surprised them.
Tragedy? Famine? Complaints among the people? Unrest?
This was completely irrelevant. What they saw was that the fields were all cultivated land, and from time to time they passed through newly built canals. Countless people were working in the fields, and the entire Yanmen was recuperating and recovering quickly.
Even in the small villages along the way, apart from the busy people and the laughter of children, they never saw, and never heard of, the commotion in Yanmen.
"How gratified it would be if the king could see this scene with his own eyes!"
Cui Ping said softly, as a guard order, Cui Ping naturally knows the things in the palace better than ordinary people.
This is also the case. It is a pity for Cui Pingfa that the king could not see the scene here in Yanmen with his own eyes. Not all places are as chaotic as Yingchuan.
Looking back on Yingchuan, originally compared to Yanmen, which had experienced natural and man-made disasters, Yingchuan not only had fertile land, a larger population, and the people were much richer, but the result was chaos everywhere, and news after news was sent to Xianyang.
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In the past two years alone, no less than 10,000 prisoners have been arrested in Yingchuan County, and even after so many people were arrested, riots still broke out frequently in Yingchuan County.
"Yes, it's a pity that Yanmen is really far away from Xianyang!"
Zhan Guan heard Cui Ping's emotion and nodded in agreement. He had been to Yingchuan and naturally knew the situation in Yingchuan.
Like Cui Ping, Zhan Guan also knew that the king would never come to Yanmen in his life.
Because the journey is too long.
What a pity!
While the two were talking, they suddenly saw a man riding a war horse, driving hurriedly on the street, seemingly heading towards Bai Yan's mansion.
When Zhan Guan and Cui Ping saw this, they looked at each other in confusion. Seeing the man's anxious look, could it be that something happened again?
However, the two of them were not very worried. It happened that at this time, a palace guard came to the two of them and informed them that the food and grass were ready.
Zhan Guan and Cui Ping nodded. Since the food and grass were ready, it was time to say goodbye to Bai Yan and return to Xianyang.