In a narrow corridor of confinement, there was a faint murmur. Looking along the corridor, there were small cells on both sides of the corridor.
It is not as spacious as the later generations, and it is not as clean and tidy as the later generations. At a glance, the cells are messy, and all kinds of dark things can be seen everywhere. Among the various unbearable stenches, there are also some vague
The smell of corpse.
Perhaps some wealthy people's pig pens are better than this one.
Following the sound, I walked inside. The cells at the back were crowded with people, men, women, old and young. At this moment, all the clothes outside of those people disappeared, only the dirty clothes on their bodies and their long messy hair.
It is hard for people to think that these people were all powerful and powerful families in the past.
"It's over, it's all over!"
Bao Lao was leaning against the wall in the corner, his face covered in dust and a few wounds, his eyes full of despair, and he kept repeating those words in a state of despair.
Often we don’t know the word regret until the end of the matter.
Not to mention Bao Lao at this moment, even if Bao Ding and the others were in the cell with their faces pale and their lips dry, they would not be any better. All the women and children of the Bao family were all in their minds, yearning for their past lives.
Not to mention having no worries about food and clothing, you can go wherever you want at any time.
But now, don't just go wherever you want. In two days, they may be dead. These two days may also be their last days in the world.
Baoding's face was full of despair, and his eyes, which were red and swollen from crying, shed tears again at this moment.
He missed those days of going to restaurants to drink and have fun, drinking fine wine, and having women pouring wine beside him.
"Woooooooooo~!"
"Woooooo~!"
In the cell, the violent appearance caught the eyes of the other women. In an instant, seven or eight women began to cry bitterly, trembling with fear at the thought of death.
Bao Tong was also among them. The famous beauty of the Bao family in the past had no color on her beautiful face at the moment. She was sitting on the ground in a daze, without saying a word.
"Sir, we were wronged! Your Excellency!!"
"My lord, you are wronged! My lord, we were wrong! We don't dare to do it anymore, let us go!"
"Please, sir! Let us go!"
Suddenly, noisy shouting sounded in the cell, and there was an endless stream of voices.
Baoding and others came to their senses one after another and came to the cell door. When they saw a Qin general coming with several Qin soldiers, Baoding and others went crazy because of their instinct to survive.
He spoke to the general.
"My lord, we were wrong. My lord, please let us go!"
Baoding begged, his red eyes looking at the general full of prayer.
However, unexpectedly, the general seemed to actually come to them. This sudden scene made them all quiet down, trembling with fear.
Could it be that he was about to be beheaded?
Thinking of this, everyone was trembling with fear.
"Open!"
The general of the Qin army took the bamboo slip with the list of cells and the number of people in the cell, glanced at the cell, then put away the bamboo slip and asked the soldiers to open the cell.
As the cell opened, Baoding and the women all looked at the Qin general with trembling eyes.
"Get out! You're okay!"
The general of the Qin army spoke to Bao Ding and the others. When he looked at Bao Ding, his eyes were a little surprised, but the eyes of the general of the Qin army were not greedy, but more of fear.
Being able to become a general of the Qin army, he naturally has the ability and background, so he also knows better that he cannot move the people in front of him, not even a bit.
Just now, he heard with his own ears that these people admitted their mistakes, that is to say, admitted to treason. Under such circumstances, and even though the county guard had already arrested these people, the county guard finally ordered their release.
Anyone with any brain knows clearly that the power that can save these people is far beyond his reach and unattainable.
"What?"
When Baoding and others heard what the Qin general said, they didn't come back to their senses at first. When they came back to their senses, their expressions changed dramatically. They looked at this scene in disbelief, at the opened cell, and at the Qin general.
Baoding and his wife and children kowtowed to the general, and then hurried back to help their father.
"Father, hurry, let's go!"
While Bao Ding was talking, he and his clan members helped Bao Lao to his feet.
At this moment, Bao Lao also looked at this scene with a surprised look. Although he didn't understand what was going on, Bao Lao didn't care so much at the moment. Seeing that the Qin Army general really let them go, he quickly walked out of the cell with help.
"Sir! We are also unjust! Sir, we have money, please let us go!"
"grown ups!!!"
In other cells, people from the Chu family, the Jun family, the Hao family and many other noble families went crazy when they saw that the Bao family could be let go. They all scrambled to stick to the door and looked at the Qin army general with prayers.
, hoping to let them go and let them go, for which they can pay any price.
Especially the children of the gentry who used to live freely and enjoy themselves, now their eyes turned red when they saw Bao Clan walking towards the outside of the cell, wishing they could leave with him.
However, to their disappointment, the Qin army general just glanced at them and turned away.
Even the Qin soldiers showed sarcastic smiles. Looking at these dirty cells, they secretly thought that they deserved it. According to the law, it would be a serious disease, and the cells should not be too dirty. However, basically all the officials in Yangzhi City were
The people of the gentry were busy all day trying to please these gentry children and did not do these things at all, which resulted in the current prison cell becoming what it is today.
Well deserved!
Thinking of this, the soldiers followed the general and left one after another.
The cries of constant begging echoed in the cell.
Inside Yangju City.
On the street, as the members of the Bao clan came out of their cells and walked on the street, the pedestrians on both sides of the street, as well as the people in the city, all looked at this scene in surprise.
"Isn't that the Bao clan?"
"That's right! Didn't it say that the Bao clan also participated in the rebellion and were all arrested and awaiting execution?"
"What a weird thing, why did you let it go?"
Both sides of the street were full of people talking. Although each voice was very small, they could still be heard clearly.
But at this moment, the men, women, old and weak of the Bao clan couldn't care less about this. They all lowered their heads and hurried towards the mansion.
After finally enduring the gaze, I returned to the mansion where I used to live.
After entering the mansion, they looked at the already empty scene. Even the servants and maids were not there. All the Bao clan members felt a sense of sadness in their minds. However, in just a few days, everything made people feel that things were different and people were different.
.
"Father, be careful!"
In the courtyard, everyone had just arrived when they suddenly saw a person standing in the courtyard.
Bao Lao, Bao Ding, Bao Tuo and others, as well as the women and children, all stood there in shock.
"Jing Mo?"
Bao Lao looked at the young man, a little suspicious at the moment. When he was arrested, Jing Mo happened to have left two days ago. After being arrested, he heard with his own ears that the generals of the Qin Army said that Jing Mo was missing a few people.
A wanted notice was issued.
Seeing Jing Mo standing here at this moment, Bao Lao was a little confused as to how Jing Mo got here.
"Bad old man!"
Bai Yan turned around and saw the Bao clan returning, and he felt relieved. It seemed that General Teng's letter had been delivered to Yangzhu City.
After raising his hand to salute, Bai Yan looked at a wooden plate on the stone bench beside him, stretched out his hand to lift the cloth cover on it, and found a total of twenty pieces of gold on it.
This scene.
Not only did Bao Lao freeze on the spot, but Bao Ding, Bao Tuo and others also looked at Bai Yan with bewildered expressions on their faces.
In their eyes, at first Jing Mo was just the son of an old friend brought back by Bao Yu. He wanted martial arts but not martial arts, and knowledge but not knowledge. Although he was favored by Mr. Shen by chance, there was something important later, and Mr. Shen hurriedly came to see him.
After leaving Yangzhen, the matter was settled.
Now, seeing Jing Mo not only appearing here, but also taking out so much gold, everyone couldn't help but be surprised, puzzled, and confused.
"Bao Lao, now that Yingchuan is in chaos, it will inevitably be affected again. Please ask Bao Lao to take Bao's family out of Yingchuan! These twenty gold coins should be taken with you along the way."
Bai Yan saluted Bao Laoji.
Bai Yan did not specifically say where he wanted the Bao family to go. Something happened suddenly, and everything exceeded his and Bao Yu's previous expectations. Originally, he and Bao Yu never thought that the Bao family would leave Yangzhen one day.
As for whether the Bao clan will go to Yanmen or wherever they go in the future, Bai Yan did not make the decision for the Bao clan and left it all to Bao Yu.
"Uncle Yu's letter will be sent to Qinxiang in a few days. Bao Lao can take his clan members to Qinxiang to wait for the news. Jing Mo has already prepared a house before, and someone will take care of him when Bao Lao comes. In the future, the Bao clan will
Uncle Yu will definitely have arrangements!"
Bai Yan's voice fell.
Bao Lao raised his hand and looked at Bai Yan with a puzzled expression.
"Are you?"
Bao Lao was really confused. He had no idea about Bai Yan's identity at the moment, but looking at the twenty gold pieces and the scenes before him, Bao Lao was still not blinded enough and still thought that the young man in front of him was just a poor kid who was trying to get along.
"If there is a chance in the future, Mr. Bao will know!"
Bai Yan did not tell Bao Lao his identity, after all, this was still in Yangzhi City.
Seeing that the explanation was almost finished and there was nothing left to ask, Bai Yan had no intention of staying any longer. He glanced at Bao Lao and raised his hand to salute. Then he greeted Bao Ding. Bao Tong and others also raised their hands to salute. After the ceremony,
, and walked towards the outside of the mansion.
The twenty gold left on the stone bench was the remaining money after deducting the expenses of the soldiers. It was originally used to bribe people. The more than three hundred people behind were taken to Xinzheng by Bao Yuan, and these twenty gold have been used ever since.
They all have it, and now they are just making arrangements for the Bao family.
Previously, the Bao family had used up all their belongings, and the few remaining possessions were used for banquets, or were used by the Bao family for expenses in restaurants. Without an investigation, they probably wouldn't be able to go anywhere.
In the courtyard.
Watching Bai Yan walk by, Bao Yan looked at Bai Yan's leaving figure, his eyes full of doubts. He recalled the humble performance of the young man before, and then looked at the young man in front of him. He was calm and calm under such circumstances.
appearance.
The comparison between before and after.
Suddenly, Bao Yan suddenly remembered what Mr. Shen said with a smile that night!
Perhaps from the beginning to the end, Mr. Shen was the only one who could tell that that young man was extraordinary.
Then an even greater doubt emerged in Bao Tong's heart.
he!
Who is it?
Bao Tong stared blankly at the young man's leaving figure, his heart filled with confusion.
"Father!"
After Baoding saw the young man leaving, he turned his eyes to the more than twenty gold pieces on the wooden plate. His eyes revealed a touch of desire and passion, but when he recalled his original attitude towards the young man and the contempt in his heart, it was the old face.
No matter how thick it is, the gold feels hot to the touch right now.
At least without my father's consent, it's very hot.
"Why!"
Bao Lao also withdrew his gaze. As for the young man's identity and all his experiences, I'm afraid he can only find out the identity of the young man until he meets his eldest son in the future.
Seeing his second son's longing eyes, Bao Lao glanced at the gold and nodded slowly.
"Take it!"
Bao Lao said.
Before sunset, at the top of Yangzhen City, under the eyes of the Qin soldiers guarding the city, the originally impoverished Bao clan, carrying tokens of leaving the city, and a family of young and old, slowly left Yangzhen on a wooden trailer.
"Without the general, I am afraid that the entire Bao clan would not be able to escape death!"
In the city road, a man in his thirties sighed with emotion, looked at the Bao clan's retreating figures, and turned to look at Bai Yan.
"Their family was not trusted in the troubled times. They never entered the real circle from beginning to end. Now that they have exhausted their wealth and ended up traveling far away, it is considered retribution!"
Bai Yan watched the Bao clan leave and said something. After finishing speaking, he turned to look at the general in front of him.
"Thank you so much for this time, General Yang Xiong!"
Bai Yan compiled etiquette.
The noble man in front of him, Yang Xiong, was the one who led troops to Yang Yan to help Cui Yan suppress the rebellion. Yang Xiong also had another identity, the son of Yang Xian of the Yang family and the cousin of Yang Yan.
Seeing the burly Yang Xiong for the first time, Bai Yan finally understood why ordinary people said that Yang Xiong was a fierce general. Among the disciples of the noble clan, Yang Xiong really stood out.
In later generations, Yang Xiong was successfully promoted from a noble nobleman to a general, and was named General Huben. Unfortunately, in the end, he was killed in Xingyang by an envoy sent by the Second Emperor of Qin.
"Easy to do!"
Yang Xiong raised his hands and returned the greeting. Looking at Bai Yan in front of him, Yang Xiong no longer cared about what happened between Bai Yan and his father. What's more, as a general, Yang Xiong also admired Bai Yan's actions at that time.
Not to mention, Bai Yan's various actions after that not only saved the life of his cousin Yang Yan, but also helped his uncle to be re-employed. Now not only is his uncle on good terms with Bai Yan, but he also serves as the county guard in Yanmen. I heard that
Some time ago, my cousin was also transferred to Yanmen.
After these things happened, even his father gave up on what he had done. Naturally, he now sided with Bai Yan. Moreover, the reason why he led the troops this time was that the Bai family was also helping him behind the scenes in Xianyang.
"General Yang Xiong, when he attacks Xinzheng in the future, he can bring these two items with him. They will definitely be of great use!"
Bai Yan took out the two tokens that Gou Ze had given him in the past. When he first came to Yangzhen, he was worried about the news about Xinzheng, so he did not return them to Gou Ze. Now he could just give them to Yang Xiong.
Under Yang Xiong's gaze, Bai Yan told Yang Xiong that Gouze was one of his and roughly told Yang Xiong all the arrangements he had made before for the manpower in Xinzheng City to keep an eye on the nobles.
After Yang Xiong heard this, he looked at the two tokens in his hands and looked at Bai Yan in surprise.
Gou Ze is actually Bai Yan's man?
"Thank you!"
Yang Xiong did not refuse, and bowed to Bai Yan seriously. How could Yang Xiong not understand Bai Yan's good intentions? It was a great achievement for the nobles to conspire to revolt and take back Xinzheng City. Moreover, they had spies, so it was a pity to capture all those people.
For nobles, this is not only merit, it can also promote close relatives.
Therefore, these two things are really extremely important to Yang Xiong.
"Thank you so much!"
Bai Yan heard Yang Xiong's words and raised his hand in return.
Gou Ze is a talented person. Although he is greedy for pleasure, he is many times smarter than ordinary people. Gou Ze cannot be a general, but if he wants to become a person like Yao Jia, Gou Ze is willing to spend a lot of money to do it. He is simply full of talent.
"Yingchuan is about to be in chaos, and it is inconvenient for Bai Yan to stay any longer, so he will leave first!"
Bai Yan looked at the mountain ranges outside the city and the dense forests. As Bai Yan spoke, he turned to look at Yang Xiong.
Although Cui Yan has not rebelled, Yang Zhen is still a place of right and wrong, so it is better to just disappear and pretend he has never been there.
"Take care! If you have a chance to see the general again in the future, Yang Xiong will definitely treat him with a generous drink!"
Yang Xiong also understood Bai Yan's worries and nodded slowly.
"Brother Xian, who is that person?"
In the best restaurant in Yangzhu City, Bi Li and Tian Xian were holding wine bottles and lying in front of the window looking at the streets of the city. Bi Li could not help but look at Tian Xian curiously.
A few days passed, and it was about to leave and return to Chu State. Bi Li said he was not curious.
What happened that day? Why did the young man not only know Tian Xian, but also led someone to stop him? He was a good friend, but it wasn't like that. How could a friend lead someone with a sword to stop someone directly? Thinking back to those sword-wielding men in the past, he almost
I thought he was here to kill someone, but what if he didn't want it? Why was the young man behind the scenes treated with good wine and meat these days and was quite close to Tian Xian.
"Bi Li really wants to make friends with him. It wouldn't be a pity if we miss this opportunity!"
Bi Li looked at Tian Xian who was cynical and only focused on drinking, and almost didn't kneel down to Tian Xian.
Sigh.
Thinking back to the men holding swords that day, they were obviously not ordinary people. I also thought about the Qin army in the city now. However, those men did not wear Qin armor or Qin swords that day. They were obviously not from the same group as the Qin army in the city.
For such a force, Bi Li also sincerely wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to get to know it.
"Don't ask, you'll regret it if you ask!"
Tian Xian watched his friends quarreling for several days, burped in wine, and shook his head at Bi Li.
In Bi City of Chu State, the Bi clan was a well-known noble clan. The tribesmen not only managed Bi City, but also had the right to speak in the Chu State's court. Although they were not as good as those of Qu, Jing, and Zhao, they were among those in Chu State.
Among the powerful and noble clans, they also belong to the middle and upper classes. However, due to the inheritance passed down from generation to generation, there are now many Bi clan members. Even Bi Li, the pressure within the clan is not small.
Therefore, Tian Xian can also understand that his good friend Bi Li is eager to make friends with other forces.
Naturally, there is no need to elaborate on the relationship between Tian Xian and Bi Li. As soon as they came to Yingchuan together, it can be seen that if it were other nobles this time, no matter who it was, Tian Xian would definitely tell Bi Li without hesitation.
but.
It’s Bai Yan!
Tian Xian couldn't imagine that if his friend Bi Li learned that the young man they had been drinking with in the past few days was the famous Qin general Bai Yan in Chu State, the Qin general who controlled Qin's most elite cavalry at Yanmen, Bi
What will the ceremony look like?
He would probably be so shocked that he would sit paralyzed on the ground.
I can't even believe that Bai Yan would come to see Tian Xian in person!
Think of this.
Even though many days had passed, Tian Xian couldn't help but warm his heart when he thought about this action. It was a blessing to have a close friend in life, and he would have no regrets in death.
Who can help but feel warm when there is one more person in the sea of people who treats him like this? In this vast and troubled world, Tian Xian has seen too much fair and foul, too many intrigues, and too many eyes on him.
People who laugh and talk behave like Bai Yan are extremely precious in Tian Xian's eyes.
However, he was grateful. From the beginning to the end, Tian Xianke never forgot about Bai Yan and his little sister. He would investigate everything he said.
"Regret? How could I do it later?"
Just as Bi Li was about to speak, the door to the private room opened slowly, and then Bi Li and Tian Xian saw that Bai Yan had returned.
"Things have been taken care of, it's time to leave!"
Bai Yan said to Bi Li and Tian Xian.
Tian Xian and Bi Li heard this, looked at each other, and then nodded to Bai Yan.