The fact that Qin's army defeated Yan at Yishui gradually spread throughout the world. People in Qi, Wei, Chu, and even Baiyue were talking about it.
Everyone understood that after the defeat of the Yan State at Yishui, the Yan State's terrain was destined to have no barriers to defend. In the flat plains of the Yan State's territory, the Yan State alone was unable to stop the Qin State's army from attacking.
The only thing worth discussing right now is when the Yan State will be destroyed by the Qin State.
Unless Yan State abandons its capital Jicheng, abandons its best territory and travels northward to a place far away from the Central Plains.
When talking about the State of Yan, it is indispensable to talk about one person.
Jing Ke!
Everyone in the world, without exception, lamented that the Yan State was about to perish. They couldn't help but regret that Yan Dan's plan was really a pity. If Jing Ke had successfully killed Ying Zheng, I am afraid that the current situation would have been civil strife due to the Qin State's struggle for the throne.
, just like the state of Chu now.
At that time, why did the world no longer fear the word Qin, and why did the world no longer worry about whether the Qin cavalry would come all the way to attack the place where they lived.
Thinking like this, how can one not sigh with regret.
When many people mention the word Jing Ke, they can't help but get excited. It's a pity that the name Jing Ke, this warrior, has gradually been remembered by the world as time goes by. And when the story of Jing Ke's assassination of Qin spread throughout the world,
He is constantly praised by the pitiful people, admired by the pitiful scholars, and remembered by countless heroes in the world.
However, when the world remembers and praises Jing Ke, they can't help but mention a person who made the world hate them with gnashing teeth. I don't know how many people who heard Jing Ke's deeds wanted to turn over tables, smash pots and stoves, and kill people with swords.
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That person was Qin General Bai Yan.
It’s no wonder that the world is so angry. In the eyes of the world, if it weren’t for the Qin general Bai Yan to stop him, how could Jing Ke, who risked his own life, fail.
All in all, as the story of Jing Ke spread throughout the world, Bai Yan's past actions were destined to make the world's impression of him as a treacherous and evil person. With prejudice, the story became more and more biased, which also led to even
When the children were playing, all the children liked to knock down the child dressed as Bai Yan together.
And in November.
In addition to the news of the defeat of the Yan army in Yishui, the news of the Yingchuan rebellion also spread throughout the world. The final result is still unknown. However, according to some well-informed people, the Qin State has ordered the nearest Lord Changping to
Returned from Chu State and went to Yingchuan to lead the Qin army to suppress the rebellion.
It's also November.
In Yanmen in the north, inside Shanwu City.
"What's going on? Go and have a look!"
"What's wrong?"
On the street, people suddenly met the people along the way and saw the soldiers on the cavalry holding the edicts. They came to the street to post notices. They were confused and gathered together.
"Throughout the ages, the barbarians in the north have never forgotten the scene of going south, killing the people of the Central Plains, kidnapping my wives and daughters, burning, killing, and plundering."
Before the edict was issued, a soldier on the border shouted loudly to the people who were watching, telling him one by one what was written on the edict.
At first, the people listened silently, but later they learned that Bai Yan, the county captain, planned to train a group of children or teenagers who had been trained since childhood to specialize in defending against the Huns in the north.
Hearing this, the quiet atmosphere suddenly became noisy.
"How can this be done?"
"Yes! Like my son, he is still young and has no strength to tie a chicken, how can he practice it!"
"The guy from that family in Beicheng, I've seen the guy from your family, but he's not as helpless as you said. Although he's young, he's very strong, unlike the boy from my family, who's so skinny.
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"Go and go, when did you see me? He is obviously not my son-in-law. I tell you, don't talk nonsense, otherwise I will not be polite to you!"
The people around the edict were talking noisier than in the merchant market. At first glance, most of them were arguing.
When the soldiers on the border saw this, their eyes were a little impatient, and they glanced at the people in front of them.
Finally, more and more people noticed the expressions of the front cavalry officers and gradually became quiet, not daring to argue anymore.
Under everyone's gaze, the border cavalry officer glanced at everyone.
"The general has an order. This move is done by one's own will and is not a forced labor. Considering that we may not have the chance to meet again in the future, we will not force it. Those who are willing can go to the county government to register!"
After the knights and soldiers finished speaking, they turned and left.
There is no inner city in Shanwu.
In the county lieutenant's mansion, Bai Yan was in the study, dealing with things. Soon, the cold winter would come, and the soldiers in the camp must be properly clothed and warm.
"General, everyone has entered Yanmen territory!"
A soldier came to the study and reported to Bai Yan.
When Bai Yan heard this, he nodded, put the bamboo slips he had just dealt with in a wooden box aside, got up and walked out of the study with the soldiers.
In the courtyard.
Mr. Wei, Zhao Qiu, and Mr. Bao were already waiting in the courtyard.
A few days ago, Zhao Qiu had asked his maid to personally deliver Bai Yan's plan to Daidi. The reason why he sent the maid away was that Zhao Qiu planned to follow Bai Yan to the Yunzhong Mountains to meet him.
I saw the school that Bai Yan spent so much time building.
In Zhao Qiu's words, she also contributed, so she had to go and see it no matter what.
Bai Yan naturally didn't mind this.
"teacher!"
Bai Yan came to Mr. Wei and bowed his hands in greeting.
"Everything has been packed, let's go!"
Mr. Wei looked at Bai Yan and said softly that the wooden boxes containing bamboo slips and some daily necessities in the yard were all Mr. Wei's things.
These all need to be brought to the Yunzhong Mountains. In the words of Mr. Wei, since we have called people with Mr. Wei's prestige, no matter what the school is, as the person in charge, we must live in Yunzhong personally no matter what.
Mountains are the only ones, otherwise it would be difficult to feel at ease.
Moreover, as Zhao Qiu was suspected by Zhao Jia, and Mr. Wei's affairs in Yanmen Shanwu were already known to Tian Ding, Mr. Wei thought about it and decided that he might as well move to the Yunzhong Mountains to live in seclusion and get out of the chess game in the Central Plains.
Only by having an outsider's insight into the situation in the Central Plains can we better help Bai Yan.
"Thank you, Teacher!"
Bai Yan saluted Wei Laoji again with great gratitude.
After the ceremony, he asked his servants to carry everything to the carriage.
A few days later.
In Woyang City, Bai Yan and his carriage slowly drove into the city gate of Woyang City, and the carriage soon stopped inside the city gate.
Bai Yan stepped down from the carriage and saw a group of old nobles who had been waiting for him.
"Woyang Xu family, meet General Bai!"
"Wo Yanghuan family, meet General Bai!"
When a group of old men from the Woyang clan saw Bai Yan, they all stepped forward to greet him and bowed their hands in salute to Bai Yan.
"Bai Yan has met you all!"
Bai Yan returned the courtesy and said that Bai Yan was no stranger to the nobles in front of him. In the past, these nobles had contributed a lot to the ambush of the Xiongnu. Moreover, after the incident, he also lent money to these nobles and gave the soldiers the clothes and money they had promised.
Divide it.
"General, we have prepared some wine at the house. General, please!"
The leader, Mr. Xu, stepped forward, raised his hands to Bai Yan and invited Bai Yan to the mansion.
But before he finished speaking, he saw Bai Yan raising his hand to decline.
"I'm not feeling well. I'm in a hurry today. I hope you can forgive me. Bai Yan will visit me again someday. I'd like to express my gratitude to you for your kindness in the past!"
Bai Yan said.
At this time, Huipu and Guan Shou, who had been waiting for a long time, came to Bai Yan and handed Bai Yan a roll of bamboo slips.
"General, this is the registration list during this period!"
HP said to Bai Yan.
Xu family, Huan family and other elderly people looked at each other in surprise when they heard Bai Yan's words. Although they all nodded, since Bai Yan was unwell and had important matters, they would naturally not continue to beg Bai Yan.
If you go to the banquet, the days ahead will be long.
"Um!"
Bai Yan took the bamboo slips and saw Mang Xiao coming to him with a smile.
"How's the injury?"
Bai Yan asked, in the past in the Yunzhong Mountains, Bai Yan had no serious injuries on his body. This was largely due to the fact that he had been protecting the surroundings, and he had suffered a serious injury during this period.
"Go back to the general! It's out of the way!!!"
After hearing Bai Yan's concerned inquiry, Mang said with a smile.
Hewlett-Packard and Guan Shou were not surprised when they saw this scene. Although Muzhi was a newcomer, he had already jumped three levels in succession and had become a hairpin.
Not to mention that Guan Shou had personally seen the killing of Xiongnu in the Yunzhong Mountains, even HP had heard about the Xiongnu from the frontier soldiers. Whenever the soldiers he saw mentioned the performance of the Xiongnu in the Yunzhong Mountains, his eyes would be filled with tears.
Showing a shocked look.
A strong person will be admired no matter where he is.
This is true in other vassal states, and it is even more true in Bianqi.
"Why are there so many people?"
After Bai Yan heard what Zhang said, he nodded, but when he opened the bamboo slips and looked at the contents, he frowned.
Including Shanwu City, there were very few children registered in other cities. This was within Bai Yan's expectation. However, when he saw the number of children in Yan City, Bai Yan was completely surprised.
More than 400 people, large and small!
Bai Yan, the youngest, glanced at the bamboo slips and finally determined that he was only six years old.
"General, most of them are orphans from Yancheng!"
HP heard Bai Yan's doubts and explained softly.
With one word, everyone including Bai Yan, as well as Kuang, Guan Shou and other generals, all fell silent.
Orphan!
Bai Yan and Guan Shou, who are on the battlefield, understand the meaning behind these two words better than anyone else.
A soldier on the side of HP couldn't help but wet his eyes at this moment. Thinking back to the scene when he took people to Yancheng to issue the edict that day, he still vividly remembers it and cannot forget it.
"Where are the people?"
Bai Yan raised his head and looked at HP.
"General, at the north gate!!"
HP said with a hand.
Bai Yan nodded, and after bidding farewell to Wo Yang and the other nobles, he followed Hui Pu and others to the north gate.
Within the Yunzhong Mountains.
Under a fork in the road, we walked along the dense forest, crossing the mountain peaks one after another, and finally, halfway up the mountain, several very simple wooden houses appeared.
"Is this the school you're talking about?"
Zhao Qiu followed Bai Yan all the way here and looked at Bai Yan panting.
Regardless of whether this place was a school, it would be a shabby place for just one person to live in. Compared with Qi Guojixia Academy, Zhao Qiu had some doubts as to whether what Bai Yan said in the past was a joke.
Return to school!
This doesn't look like a school at all!
Thinking of this, Zhao Qiu turned to look at Mr. Wei. After all, Mr. Wei wanted to live in this 'school'.
"I asked you to come here at this time!"
When Mr. Wei saw Zhao Qiu's eyes, he looked at the wooden houses in front of him without caring at all. It was even better than what Mr. Wei had expected before he came.
Under Zhao Qiu's gaze, Mr. Wei stepped forward, and in some wooden houses, some old men and middle-aged men in civilian clothes who heard the commotion had already walked out of the yard.
"This is the farmer, Gu Luan!"
"This is a Legalist, Shi Qi!"
Under Mr. Wei's introduction, Bai Yan raised his hand and bowed to the elderly people and the middle-aged men who were almost fifty.
Taoism, Yin Yang School, Confucianism, famous schools.
Most of them are acquaintances with Mr. Wei, and three of them are people invited by Zhao Qiu.
And with the introductions of Mr. Wei and Zhao Qiu, not only Bai Yan knew these people, but also for these great scholars, it was just now that they saw with their own eyes the Qin general Bai Yan who had only heard of it in rumors before!
Thinking of hearing many stories about his deeds from others, and now seeing him in person, looking at the kind-faced, humble, and polite Bai Yan in front of him, without exception, everyone would be a little confused.
When it came to Mr. Wei, they couldn't believe it to death. The young man in front of them was actually the famous general Bai Yan.
"Shi Qi, Gu Luan pays homage to General Bai!"
As the saying goes, don't hit someone with a smiling face. Although in the past in Yan State, these great scholars had a very bad impression of Bai Yan. In addition, due to the incident between Yan Dan and Jing Ke, they were even more resistant to Bai Yan. However, seeing Bai Yanfa's actions now, they did not
Who would take the initiative to deliberately show off Bai Yan's face?
"This sword must be the famous sword Zhanlu. I wonder if General Bai can take a look at it and fulfill his long-cherished wish!"
Shi Qi, who was about sixty years old, after the ceremony, looked at the sword on Bai Yan's waist, couldn't help but salute again, and softly requested.
"Why not!"
When Bai Yan heard Shi Qi's words, he said it indifferently and raised his hand to return the salute. After the salute, he reached out and took off the sword from his waist, holding it with both hands and handing it to Shi Qi.
Upon seeing this, Mr. Wei looked at Bai Yan's behavior with great satisfaction. Although he invited these old friends to come over and let Bai Yan meet these old friends, on the contrary, why not let these old friends meet them?
Seeing his beloved disciple.
The longest he has known these old friends is more than thirty years, and the least one is more than ten years. Now that he has accepted Bai Yan as a closed disciple, Bai Yan's every move is naturally related to him.
"It is indeed a famous sword!"
In the eyes of everyone, Shi Qi's old hand slowly pulled out the Zhanlu famous sword. When the sword blade appeared in everyone's eyes under the dark Cambridge, Shi Qi's old eyes couldn't help but reveal a trace of
Surprise, an instinctive emotion.
Others were no exception. When they saw the famous sword Zhanlu with their own eyes, they were full of wonder.
It was rumored that the sword owned by King Gou Jian of Yue was also a precious sword, but those swords had long since disappeared and were nowhere to be found. Zhan Lu, the leader of the famous swords, could now see it with his own eyes, which was a wish fulfilled.
"Thank you!"
Shi Qi did not pull out all the Zhan Lu. As an old Confucian, Shi Qi knew that the nature of the heart was instinctive. Bai Yan could hand over Zhan Lu to him for viewing, which was Bai Yan's trust. If he drew the sword again and was greedy, it would be the opposite.
not good.
It is better to think of the last unseen thing as a thought, which can be regarded as a lingering thought, and will be remembered more firmly in the future.
Shi Qi held the sword in both hands and handed it back to Bai Yan, who greeted him with both hands.
After doing all this, Shi Qi finally looked at Mr. Wei, then looked at Bai Yan, and after a few breaths, continued to look at Mr. Wei.
"Tell me, what's the purpose of calling us together?"
Shi Qi asked Mr. Wei.
All the other great scholars also looked at Mr. Wei.
And in full view of everyone, Mr. Wei snorted, smacked his mouth, and moved his long beard slightly.
"This guy is looking for you!"
Mr. Wei immediately handed over everything to Bai Yan.
This scene caught Bai Yan off guard. When he saw everyone's eyes looking over, Bai Yan could only laugh and raise his hands to salute everyone.
"But as my teacher said, it was Bai Yan who invited all the elders to come here! Bai Yan"
Bai Yan cupped his hands and said, but before he finished speaking, he was interrupted.
"Wait, wait! Mentor?"
When the old man Gu Luan heard Bai Yan's words, his eyes widened suddenly and he looked at Mr. Wei with a surprised look on his face. The other old men were not much better. They either looked surprised or looked at each other, full of surprise and confusion.
Look at Mr. Wei.
What's going on? Why did the old man Wei, who never liked Qin, accept Qin general Bai Yan as his disciple?
Did the scorching sun rise over there? Or maybe they didn't wake up and their ears didn't work.
"Ahem~! I will talk about this in detail in the future. Let's hear what this kid has to say first!"
Seeing the looks of all his old friends, Mr. Wei coughed and said with an impatient expression, gesturing for Bai Yan to continue.
Bai Yan saw everyone looking confused, glanced at Mr. Wei, and then continued to speak.
"Bai Yan invites you all to come today, for no other reason than to invite you to be a wise teacher for the people of the world!"
After Bai Yan finished speaking, he looked at everyone.
In front of the wooden house.
A group of old men, Shi Qi, Gu Luan and others, looked at each other when they heard Bai Yan's words. They had heard the words of the wise master in the world once, and that time was at Jixia Academy.
Now that they heard this sentence again, they recalled this period of time and saw the wooden frames placed in the many wooden houses behind them. They still didn't understand what Bai Yan meant in front of them.
"You have found the wrong person! Besides, you cannot represent the world!"
After Shi Qi learned that Bai Yan was Mr. Wei's disciple, although he didn't know the reason and Mr. Wei didn't explain it, since he was Mr. Wei's disciple, he stopped making those false claims and spoke out his heart without any hesitation.
Don't save Bai Yan's face.
Gu Luan and others were silent and looked at Bai Yan. Many people shook their heads. Although they were old friends with Mr. Wei, none of them wanted to serve the Qin State.
Even if Bai Yan is Mr. Wei's disciple, even if Bai Yan kills them, they will not obey Bai Yan.
On the other side.
When Mr. Wei heard Shi Qi's words, he sighed helplessly. This old friend still had a bad temper.
Zhao Qiu and Bao Shi were also on the side, looking at Bai Yan.
Mu looked straight at Shi Qi, with some anger in his eyes. Shi Qi, who was born in the Legal family, had a straight temper, and Mu, who was born in the butcher family, had a violent temper.
"What Mr. Shi said is the truth, Bai Yan understands!"
When Bai Yan heard Shi Qi's words, he was not angry, but nodded in agreement with Mr. Shi's words.
This move surprised Gu Luan and others, and even Shi Qi's eyes flashed with surprise.
And under the gaze of everyone, Bai Yan turned around and asked Zhang to leave. After Zhang left, he then turned back to look at Shi Qi, with a somewhat hesitant look on his face, and slowly handed over his hand.
"Since I have been invited by my mentor, Bai Yan knows that all of you are highly virtuous and respected people who care about the world. However, Bai Yan has a question. I hope Mr. Shi can help you clear up your doubts. Who can represent the world today? If there is someone, where is it?
Where is it?"
Bai Yan asked.
Shi Qi and others didn't want to answer Bai Yan's words, and they didn't bother to answer or argue. However, as the silence followed and everyone shook their heads slightly, not far behind Bai Yan, the man who had just left had returned again, but
Along with them, there were many generals and countless teenagers and children.
Seeing this scene, Shi Qi and others were full of surprise.
At this moment, Bai Yan's voice came.
"Bai Yan cannot represent the world, but if Mr. Shi and other elders are willing to lend a helping hand and are familiar with the teachings, they can represent the world in ten years!"
When everyone looked around, they saw Bai Yan's eyes that didn't dodge, looking straight at them.
"I'm hungry, let's eat something first!"
When Mr. Wei saw Shi Qi, Gu Luan and others, their expressions became vaguely relaxed. They were not as stiff as before, so he interrupted. Mr. Wei knew better than Bai Yan how stubborn these old friends were, so it was naturally impossible for Mr. Wei to really do it.
I left everything to Bai Yan, and now Bai Yan has done a good job.
"is teacher!"
When Bai Yan heard what Mr. Wei said, he raised his hands to salute, and then saluted Shi Qi, Gu Luan and others respectively.
After doing all this, Bai Yan asked the soldiers who had been staying here to take Mr. Wei and others to eat. Bai Yan left in no hurry, looking at the children of different heights behind him and looking at those sincere eyes.
He looked at himself crookedly.
"Back off!"
Bai Yan drank lightly.
Following Bai Yan's words, what was surprising was that all the children slowly backed away. Although they were not as well-trained as the soldiers, all the children obeyed Bai Yan's words without hesitation.
This scene made Shi Qi, Gu Luan and others so surprised that they became very curious about what Bai Yan was planning to do.
And under the gaze of everyone, Bai Yan asked the soldiers to take out the long wooden board that had been prepared, and then took off his official uniform directly. After the soldiers came over with a small wooden bucket filled with ink, he tore off the cloth from the cuffs,
Under the gazes of Mr. Wei, Shi Qi, Gu Luan, Zhao Qiu, Bao Shi and others, he dipped the cloth in ink, then walked to the board and started writing.
There are very few characters, sixteen characters in total, and each block has only eight characters.
"If you don't want to make a living, please go another way!"
"If you are greedy for life and afraid of death, don't enter this door!"