In Yanmen Shanwu City, Bai Yan looked at the bamboo slips and couldn't help but smile, feeling deeply relieved.
The bamboo slips were sent by Gou Ze and detailed the current situation of Yingchuan County. When he saw Yang Xiong's guess and Lord Changping's reaction, Bai Yan couldn't help but sigh. Lord Changping only cared about Xianyang.
Little did he know that he had been doing him a favor invisibly.
"You want to tell Mrs. Zhang about this?"
Zhao Qiu took the bamboo slip and after reading it, he looked up at Bai Yan.
Zhao Qiu was one of the few people who knew about Han Ling and the Zhang family. The same was true. After reading the bamboo slips, Zhao Qiu naturally thought of the Zhang family's situation.
But what surprised Zhao Qiu was that Bai Yan shook his head.
"Why do I need to say this?"
Bai Yan heard Zhao Qiu's words and explained softly.
"In the past, when Lord Changping went to Chu State, Zhang clearly had the opportunity to assassinate him, but he never took action."
Bai Yan recalled what happened a few months ago. At that time, King Chu You died of illness. The Qin State was led by Lord Changping to express condolences on behalf of the Qin State. But just before King Chu You, Mi Nuo, the son of Lord Changping, was killed. Bai Yan was more powerful than anyone else.
Everyone knows that it was Zhang who did it.
However, just when he thought that Zhang would ambush and assassinate Lord Changping when he learned that he was heading south to Chu, Zhang remained silent. Now that he thought about it, there must be someone secretly helping Zhang and spreading the news while Zhang was taking action.
Send it to Mrs. Zhang.
South Korea is in a land of four wars, and the Zhang family has been a relative of Korea for five generations. She can support the weak South Korea to survive among other countries. The Zhang family's connections are beyond ordinary people's imagination.
After being framed, there are still many forces willing to help.
In front of wooden table.
After Zhao Qiu heard Bai Yan's words, he thought about it and didn't say anything more about Zhang.
Lord Changping's actions were thousands of times better than any of Bai Yan's calculations. Not to mention that Zhang had already identified him as Lord Changping and killed Mi Zhao, but Zhang was not deceived by Bai Yan's methods. Now there is someone with whom
If Zhang said it had nothing to do with Lord Changping, no one would believe Zhang.
"Then what should you do? During this time, Yanmen is fine. In other counties, the news that you have raised 'dead soldiers' in captivity has spread all over the place. I'm afraid it will spread all over the world soon!"
Zhao Qiu looked at Bai Yan. As he spoke, Zhao Qiu looked at Bai Yan's beautiful eyes, which were also full of complexity.
Even she is a little confused now. How come they have gotten along so far? In a daze, she is still paying more attention to Bai Yan's reputation than Bai Yan himself. If it were in the past, she would have wished that Bai Yan would be regarded as a mortal enemy by everyone in the world, and everyone would kill him.
Of.
This unintentional change may have occurred after learning Bai Yan's identity, or because of Bai Yan's promise, and the affairs of the school, which made her regard Bai Yan as the person she most needed to rely on to restore the country in the future, or Bai Yan
Yanri will break his promise and kill her, or watch her return to the country and become her general.
It's also possible, both!!!
In short, seeing Bai Yan's reputation being spread by those thoughtful scholars and getting worse and worse, Zhao Qiu is also a little anxious. If she returns to the country, she doesn't want Bai Yan to be a notorious person in the eyes of the world.
people.
The people of Zhao were originally hostile to the Bai family, and Bai Yan's actions were undoubtedly the best excuse for those scholars.
Fortunately, the previous edict was for voluntary registration, so those scholars were not given the opportunity to scold them even more harshly and harshly.
"Isn't it just to scold me, Bai Yan? If you scold Bai Yan a few words to make those people happy, Bai Yan doesn't mind letting them scold me a few words."
When Bai Yan heard Zhao Qiu's words, he chuckled and shook his head.
The school didn't want to be exposed, and he couldn't wash away the infamy. Bai Yan didn't take the malicious insults from those scholars at all. After all, this plan was to destroy the foundations of those scholars ten years later.
Well, compared to his current plan, all the insults the scholars had given him were nothing.
"Snowing!"
"It's really snowing, it looks like it's going to be pretty heavy!"
"Wow, this snow is probably the same as the biggest snow last year."
Wooden window.
On the aisle of the pavilion in the distance, several maids who were carrying things suddenly started talking in surprise.
The sound reached the study room and reached the ears of Bai Yan and Zhao Qiu, who both looked out the window.
Snowing!
Watching countless snowflakes falling slowly, they didn't expect the heavy snowfall this year to be so heavy for the first time. Looking back on the experience during this period, the two of them had mixed feelings.
Zhao Qiu looked from the window to the young man in front of him, looking at the young man's side face looking out the window, another year has passed.
Before the fall of the Zhao Kingdom, she had never imagined that she would be here, let alone live under the same roof with this young man, and even help the Qin general who led the troops to destroy the Zhao Kingdom time and time again.
At the moment, she doesn't know how many more times she can experience such falling snow here. Maybe this time may be the last time.
"What's wrong?"
Bai Yan felt something. When he turned around and saw Zhao Qiu's absent-minded look, he asked softly.
"fine!"
Zhao Qiu shook his head and turned to look out the window.
"Where are you going?"
Zhao Qiu suddenly saw Bai Yan getting up and asked.
Under Zhao Qiu's gaze, Bai Yan pointed at the falling snowflakes outside the window.
"It's snowing, let's go take a look!"
After Bai Yan finished speaking, he asked Zhao Qiu if he wanted to come with him. When he saw Zhao Qiu shaking his head, he left the study alone.
The snow was getting heavier and heavier. In less than half an hour, a layer of snow was spread on the grass in the distance. Zhao Qiu, who stayed alone in the study, was heating the charcoal stove brought by the maid and looking out the window quietly.
, when she lived in Handan, she heard many people say that the further north you go, the earlier and the heavier the snow will come.
"Um?"
Hearing vague movement, Zhao Qiu slowly stood up and walked towards the door.
When he arrived at the door and opened it, he saw a boy accompanying a woman in the snow-covered yard. In the white yard, there was a big snowman piled up.
Seeing this scene, Zhao Qiu squinted her eyes slightly and couldn't help but laugh. Looking at the side of the young man's face, she could vaguely see the smile. This was the first time she saw that young man so happy.
Zhao Qiu was a little surprised as she stared at the young man with beautiful eyes.
In fact, many times, she couldn't believe that such a seemingly inconspicuous young man was actually a resident general commanding tens of thousands of troops. He had tens of thousands of Bai's cavalry and side riders, and he followed him without any regrets.
That young man.
"Don't!"
Suddenly, Zhao Qiu suddenly saw Bai Yan bending down to pick up a small snowball from the ground after discovering her. As if he thought of something, Zhao Qiu's pupils shrank, but before he could speak, he saw the small snowball flying over.
As the small snowball fell on him, Zhao Qiu bit his thin lips and breathed a little faster. His beautiful eyes looked at the Bao family who was smiling from ear to ear in the yard with a hint of anger. He looked at the person who had just thrown the snowball.
Bai Yan suppressed a smile. The next moment, Zhao Qiu came to the yard in two steps and picked up a small snowball from the ground with his delicate hands.
At the gate of the general's residence, a Qin official came hurriedly.
"On the orders of the county governor, come and see the county captain!"
The Qin official said to a famous soldier holding a sword, and then showed the governor's token.
After the soldier holding the sword confirmed that it was correct, he looked at each other with the other two soldiers. Seeing that Qin Li's body was wet with snowflakes, it was obvious that there was something very important. He nodded and led Qin Li into the mansion.
In the courtyard.
With the laughter and laughter, Bao Shi and Zhao Qiu gradually took the snowballs and kept confronting Bai Yan. In the white garden, the beautiful scenery at this moment became even more beautiful because of the appearance of Bao Shi and Zhao Qiu.
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However, when they saw two soldiers coming in a hurry with a Qin official, Bao Shi and Zhao Qiu immediately stopped and stood in the yard, looking at the Qin official's anxious expression, wondering what was going on.
Bai Yan was also a little confused.
"Queen Lieutenant, something serious has happened. There has been a murder in the city! Several Yuezhi people were all killed, and the bodies of some men were also found nearby! The Sheriff asked the Lieutenant to come over!"
The Qin official came to Bai Yan and handed in the report.
Bai Yan's expression changed when he heard what Official Qin said, and he looked at this Official Qin with a solemn expression.
"Walk!"
Bai Yan immediately realized that something had happened at Yang Jin's place, and someone had taken action against Yang Jin. However, when Bai Yan was about to leave, the Bao family stopped Bai Yan.
"General, wait!"
Under Bai Yan's gaze, Mr. Bao hurriedly walked towards the study. When he came back, he held Zhan Lu in both hands.
"Be careful, the murderer is from Shanwu City!"
Zhao Qiu also whispered to Bai Yan at this time, a flash of worry flashed in his beautiful eyes. It must be the Yuezhi who got the news from somewhere and knew that the Qin State seemed to be ready to support Yang Jin, so he sent an assassin here in a hurry.
This is not difficult to guess. After all, the Yuezhi is the only one in the world who wants to kill Yang Jin. Yang Jin only poses a threat to the new Yuezhi King. Apart from the Yuezhi, no one will spend so much effort to kill Yang Jin.
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But the problem is, since Yang Jin came to Yanmen Shanwu City, Bai Yan has sent people to protect him secretly, and the city gates are strictly guarded. Without the cooperation and cooperation of the people in the city, it is impossible to know where Yang Jin and others live, let alone
May successfully kill Yang Jin.
"Um!"
Bai Yan nodded when he heard Zhao Qiu's words, and then looked at Bao Shi hugging Zhan Lu, looking at him with worried eyes.
"don’t worry!"
Bai Yan said softly.
After saying that, he followed the Qin official and walked out of the mansion with his trusted followers.
Half an hour later.
In an alley in Shanwu City, Bai Yan's carriage slowly stopped.
"General, all the soldiers guarding nearby have been killed!"
When a soldier saw Bai Yan getting off the carriage, he stepped forward and saluted Bai Yan.
In fact, there was no need for the soldier to speak. When Bai Yan stepped out of the carriage, he saw corpses lying flatly beside the alley.
at the moment.
Bai Yan listened to the soldiers' words and came to these corpses. He looked at the corpses that were slowly covered by heavy snow. Some had their faces slashed, some had a black and blood-red hideous wound on their necks, and some,
There were several wounds full of blood on the pieces of coarse cloth.
"Take them and bury them properly, go to the treasury, collect the money and send it to their families, and send a report on their family's situation to the palace for me to review."
Bai Yan ordered softly.
"promise!"
When the soldiers beside Bai Yan and other soldiers heard Bai Yan's words, they all raised their hands and saluted.
Bai Yan stood there for a long time without saying a word, silently looking at the corpses. After a long time, he turned his eyes to Xiaoyuan aside and walked slowly away.
Heavy snow falls.
The soldiers who had just reported behind Bai Yan received instructions from Bai Yan and turned to one of the soldiers, asking him to pull a trailer over and take these soldiers for burial.
"Use my Bai Yan's carriage!"
When the voice came, the leading soldiers and other soldiers all turned their heads and looked at the back of the person walking towards Xiaoyuan. In the silence, when the back disappeared from the wooden door of Xiaoyuan, each of the soldiers came back to their senses and stood in the alley.
, letting the snowflakes fall on my shoulders.
All the soldiers raised their hands and bent down to salute the empty entrance of the small garden.
In the small garden.
Bai Yan just entered the wooden gate of Xiaoyuan and saw Mr. Yang, Mi Jing, Gan Si and many Qin officials in the courtyard. Obviously, this murder case had alarmed the Qin officials in the entire city, so there were so many Qin officials just now.
Qin officials are in the small garden.
"County Lieutenant!"
"County Lieutenant!!"
A Qin official had just heard the voices of the soldiers outside. When they saw Bai Yan, they all raised their hands to salute and get out of the way.
"General!"
When Gan Si saw Bai Yan, he quickly bowed to make way for Bai Yan. In front of Gan Si, several Yuezhi corpses were placed flat on the ground. The appearance of each corpse was obviously different from the one outside the alley.
The soldiers are the same, they all died less than a day ago.
When Yang Duanhe and Mi Jing saw Bai Yan arriving, they also looked at Bai Yan and greeted each other.
However, unlike Mr. Yang, the look in Mi Jing's eyes when he saw Bai Yan was not solemn due to the sudden occurrence of such a major murder. Instead, there was a vague look of watching a good show, which passed quickly.
Bai Yan, Mr. Yang, and even others didn't notice it.
"Mr. Yang, how is the situation?"
Bai Yan looked at Mr. Yang and asked softly.
Seeing Bai Yan's pale cheeks without any expression, not to mention Mr. Yang, even Gan Si clearly felt that they both loved him. At this moment, Bai Yan's eyes were full of violence.
"It has been preliminarily found that the murderer should be the Yan family in the city. Among the people who left Shanwu in a carriage today, there were many people in the carriage and the number of carriages was only Yan's. At present, Yang Jin's body has not been found in Xiaoyuan. It should be
He was captured. I am afraid that someone in the Yan family was greedy for Yang Jin's beauty, so he did not kill him, but took Yang Jin to escape from Shan Wu."
When Mr. Yang said this, he couldn't help but sigh and looked at the falling snowflakes.
"Although we have sent people to chase him, it may be difficult to find the traces again!"
Mr. Yang frowned. Xianyang had just sent a secret message not long ago, asking them to keep Yang Jin alive and wait for the opportunity to send it to the Qiang people.
As a result, this is what happened now.
Not to mention that the snow can cover the tracks very well, it is hard to say whether there is anyone outside the city to help. After all, if Yan dares to do such a thing, he must have already thought of a way out.
" Sheriff, please have mercy! Sheriff, please have mercy! We will never dare to do it again! Sheriff, please have mercy!"
"The Sheriff! Please be kind to the Sheriff and let us go! No matter how hard we work, we will definitely repay the kindness of the Sheriff!"
As Mr. Yang finished speaking, several Qin officials were escorted to Bai Yan.
Gan Si looked at these people.
"These people have all received benefits from the Yan family!"
As soon as Gan Si finished speaking, he saw those Qin officials shaking their heads with pale faces.
"Jun Wei! Jun Wei! We accepted the benefits from the Yan family, but it was not us who let Yan go and ran away with Yan family. The Jun Wei knew it clearly!"
"County Lieutenant! It's really not us! We dare not get involved in this matter. We were also deceived and were just sent away today! That's why we didn't have the chance to check Yan's carriage!"
One of the tied Qin officials explained tremblingly, his tone full of whimpering fear, and his eyes looking at Bai Yan were full of prayer.
The Qin officials in front of Bai Yan then looked at the surrounding small gardens.
"Jiangsu! Sheriff! Sure enough, several corpses were found among the Yan family!"
Outside the small garden, several Qin officials hurried in and then came to Yang Duanhe to report.
As these Qin officials finished speaking, all the Qin officials around looked at each other and shook their heads with sighs.
"It's indeed Yan!"
"No wonder there is blood on the sharp blades of these Yuezhi people, but no corpses can be seen! Sure enough, they were all taken away and hidden."
"Yes! I had a hunch just now that someone among the murderers must have been injured or even died, and I told others about it!"
The Qin officials talked in low voices one by one, as if they had already had a premonition. After seeing this person nodding in belief, they talked to the people on the other side, as if they wanted more people to know that when they first came to the scene of the murder,
, I have judged many things based on experience, more than others can guess, and I have also noticed many details that no one else has noticed.
Amidst the noisy discussion.
As things seemed to settle, the tranquility of the small garden was replaced by more and more noise.
"General Bai, the Yan family has fled Shanwu. Although it is covered by heavy snow, they may not be able to go far. Mr. Yang has already sent letters to inform people in other counties. Now I would like to ask General Bai to give an order to prevent the Yan family from escaping north as soon as possible.
To the Xiongnu, or to the land of Dai."
Mi Jing looked around at this time, frowning, but didn't say anything. Instead, he came to Bai Yan and said to Bai Yan.
As the censor, Mi Jing looked at Bai Yan at this time. Such a major murder had occurred, and Xianyang had just issued a secret order, but Mr. Yang and Bai Yan had not completed what Xianyang had ordered. He, the censor, had a lot to say.
Right.
After all, as long as he is willing, he can report the matter to Xianyang. When the time comes, the imperial censor will tell the matter in Xianyang court. The specific situation can be judged by looking at his bamboo slips. You know,
Mr. Yang and Bai Yan have completely neglected their duties in dealing with Yang Jin.
However, any normal person would never dare to go against the words of his censor at this juncture, especially since Bai Yan had offended so many people. There were many ministers in the Qin court who were looking for opportunities to admonish Bai Yan.
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"Indeed, the top priority right now is to block the road to the north and the pass leading to Daichi."
When Mr. Yang heard Mi Jing's words, he glanced at Mi Jing, nodded slowly, looked at Bai Yan and agreed.
In the small garden.
Just when Mr. Yang and Mi Jing thought that Bai Yan would nod and give the order, Gan Si and all the other Qin officials also thought so.
Bai Yan, who was standing there and looking at the courtyard, shook his head slightly and said.