"Have you heard about it? An old man riding a bull appeared in Linzi, Qi State. The old man has a study room. It is said that he can go to the room to read papers and make changes from ancient times to the present!"
"I've also heard that the information you have is inaccurate. Many of my old friends in Qi state say that the old man is an immortal, and the bamboo slips in the room are all immortal books!"
"No, no, no, you all heard it wrong. The study room is clearly called Immortal Mountain!"
In various restaurants in Shanwu City, countless nobles and merchants were discussing in low voices.
Shanwu City, which had been closed for more than a month, finally opened its gates, and the people, nobles, and merchants who had been stuck in the city were finally able to come and go freely. However, no one expected that just after opening the city gates, they suddenly heard something coming from Qi State.
No one knows whether it is true or not, only that this incident has spread a lot in Qi State.
At the gate of Shanwu City.
Bai Yan and Yang Duanhe wore Qin official uniforms and escorted Lord Chang Wen all the way to the city gate.
"You two don't have to see each other off anymore!"
Chang Wenjun stopped, turned to Bai Yan and Yang Duanhe and bowed his hands, signaling them to please stay.
Cai Si and Shao Meng followed Chang Wenjun closely.
"I'd rather trouble Lord Changwen to make this trip!"
When Bai Yan and Yang Duanhe returned the salute, Bai Yan took the lead and took a look at Mi Jing who was tied behind the carriage in the distance. Bai Yan naturally knew why Chang Wenjun was angry this time and why he wanted to punish Mi Jing severely.
It’s all fatherly love!
"General Bai, there are many misunderstandings about this matter. If you need it in the future, please feel free to write to me. My brother and I will not refuse!"
Chang Wenjun looked at Bai Yan and raised his hand to salute.
What he said yesterday was very obvious. Bai Yan already suspected that it was the order given by Lord Yingchuan Changping. Thinking that Bai Yan had saved his face and did not say it directly, Lord Changwen also breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, although Bai Yan was suspicious, considering that it was the Yueshi Yangjin
, still taking into account the face of him and his brother.
Moreover, what made him even more fortunate was that Bai Yan didn't know what his brother had ordered people to do before.
Thinking that King Chu You had passed away, and now that Xiong Fuchu had succeeded to the throne, he and his brother no longer needed to think about how to destroy the Bai clan.
Everything has passed.
Now Bai Yan has gained the trust and trust of Ying Zheng and holds two powerful iron cavalry in his hands. On the contrary, he and his brother have been transferred away from Xianyang. Now thinking about how to deal with the Bai clan is totally outweighing the gains and losses and is too risky.
"Farewell!"
After Chang Wenjun saluted Bai Yan, he saluted Yang Duanhe and turned to leave.
Li Xin came to Chang Wenjun at this time and accompanied Chang Wenjun on the carriage. During this period, Chang Wenjun was also telling his disciple Li Xin some things. Bai Yan and Mr. Yang could clearly see Li Xin nodding from time to time.
After a while.
As Chang Wenjun left, Li Xin came to Bai Yan and Yang Duanhe and said goodbye.
If it weren't for Mi Jing's matter, Li Xin would still be in the Qin army camp outside Jicheng at this moment, discussing with General Wang Jian, Deputy General Xin Sheng and others on how to capture Jicheng.
"Your relationship with Li Xin seems to be somewhat flawed!"
After Mr. Yang said goodbye to Li Xin, he looked at the back of Li Xin riding away with his cronies, and turned to look at Bai Yan.
Although Bai Yan and Li Xin still seemed to have a very good relationship during this period, Mr. Yang had lived for half his life, and he knew very well that there was something slightly unnatural in Li Xin's eyes when he looked at Bai Yan.
"But it's all a misunderstanding!"
Bai Yan heard Mr. Yang's words and explained softly.
In fact, it doesn't take much for Mr. Yang to say that Bai Yan can feel Li Xin's attitude. When he was escorting Ying Zheng before, he had refuted Li Xin's request. Although now Li Xin is indeed as he said at that time, he will defeat Yan Zhi.
At that time, he once again joined the army to attack the Yan Kingdom, but Li Xinxin had already cared a little bit about it, so how could he forget it so easily.
After all, when it came to Li Xin's attack on the Yan Kingdom, he, Bai Yan, did not help. It was all because of the King's consideration of the Li family and the advice of Lord Chang Wen.
"Li Xin is a good person!"
Mr. Yang smiled and then looked at the backs of Li Xin and his party in the distance.
"but."
Mr. Yang didn't say anything else, but the worry in his eyes was very obvious.
Thinking of what Bai Yan said once and seeing what Mi Jing did with his own eyes, Mr. Yang was not very worried about Mr. Changwen. What Mr. Yang was more worried about was Mr. Changping.
Bai Yan saw Mr. Yang's appearance and knew that Mr. Yang was worried about Li Xin's future.
In the mansion.
Bai Yan returned to the mansion, and when he came to the study, he saw Zhao Qiu already sitting in the study.
"They have all left Shan Wu?"
Zhao Qiu asked softly when he saw Bai Yan coming back.
Bai Yan nodded.
"Um!"
At this time, Bai Yan looked at Zhao Qiu with a strange look. Zhao Qiu had never given him a good look for a long time. Why did he suddenly come to the study now?
"Is there any news from Zhang?"
Zhao Qiu pretended not to see Bai Yan's strange eyes.
Although she claimed to be well-informed, Zhao Qiu knew that she was not necessarily as good as Bai Yan when it came to the news about Chu and Yingchuan.
Speaking of which, Zhao Qiu was also very confused. Yingchuan could understand it. After all, Bai Yan had been to Yingchuan, but what about Chu State? Why was Bai Yan aware of many things in Chu State and Zhang's actions? According to her,
As far as I know, Bai Yanke has never been to Chu State.
"There is no news about the Zhang family in Yanmen. It seems that the Zhang family is planning to take action outside Yanmen County!"
Bai Yan said, kneeling down in front of the wooden table, reaching out to the charcoal fire, feeling the warmth of the charcoal fire.
Zhao Qiu turned around and looked at Bai Yan.
"Have you heard any news from Qi State?"
Zhao Qiu spoke slowly and did not mention Zhang's matter again. As Mi Jing was led away by Chang Wenjun, Zhao Qiu knew that no matter which side died, it would be a good thing for Bai Yan.
Bai Yan had already withdrawn from the whole matter after handing Mi Jing to Chang Wenjun.
Compared with Zhang, what Zhao Qiu was more curious about was the news that suddenly came from Qi State.
"What exactly does it refer to?"
Bai Yan looked at Zhao Qiu while holding the bamboo slips on the wooden table.
"Old man riding the bull!"
Zhao Qiu said, looking straight at Bai Yan with beautiful eyes, not missing any of Bai Yan's expressions, as if he was curious about whether Bai Yan's expression would change when he heard this.
"I heard from Li Yun and Li Qi yesterday that an old man riding a bull appeared in Qi State and had many bamboo slips in Tian Mansion!"
Bai Yan nodded, he learned about this from Li Yun and Li Qi yesterday.
Thinking of something, Bai Yan looked away from the bamboo slips and looked at Zhao Qiu. Sure enough, he found Zhao Qiu's eyes like a little fox, seeming to be looking at him with suspicion.
"Just say what you have to say!"
Bai Yan said, and then threw aside the bamboo slips in his hand. They were all bamboo slips sent to plead for Mi Jing. When Mi Jing was arrested this time, Bai Yan never expected that so many people would eventually beg for mercy.
"She has never told you about your relationship with Tian Feiyan?"
Zhao Qiu looked at Bai Yan suspiciously.
To be honest, Zhao Qiu didn't believe that Bai Yan didn't know about this matter. Although she had never met Tian Feiyan with her own eyes, she knew a lot about Tian Feiyan.
"Never mentioned the old bull rider!"
Bai Yan shook his head, looked at Zhao Qiu, and explained.
Master Xu walked in just at this time, Bai Yan was too lazy to pay attention to Zhao Qiu, stood up, took off his official uniform, and put on the clothes brought by Master Xu.
"Didn't mention it???"
When Zhao Qiu heard Bai Yan's words, he looked puzzled. He looked at Bai Yan who was changing clothes. Zhao Qiu looked at Bai Yan's expression and eyes, and it seemed that he was not cheating.
Could it be that you really never said that?
Just when Zhao Qiu was puzzled, he found that Bai Yan had put on his clothes, so he asked Master Xu to get the bamboo slips, while he returned to the wooden table to grind ink and write on the bamboo slips.
"You lied to me?"
Zhao Qiu said suddenly.
Bai Yan looked up at Zhao Qiu with a puzzled expression.
"If you haven't mentioned it before, why don't you want to know the old man's identity at all?"
Zhao Qiu pointed out Bai Yan's question keenly. You must know that with the news sent by Qi State, many people are rumoring that the old man riding a bull has the ability to govern the world. Zhao Qiu knows that not only Qi King Qi and Qi State Minister, countless Confucian scholars are looking for the old man. Even Gongzi Jia and others will send people to look for him in the future.
Such a person.
But Bai Yan didn't seem to take it to heart at all. He didn't even let her inquire about the news about Qi, and he didn't let her order Zhao's spies to search to see if they could find the old man.
"Just pay a little attention. If you are too obsessed and spread it to Xianyang, it will be bad!"
When Bai Yan heard Zhao Qiu's words, he seemed to notice that his behavior was a bit suspicious, so he explained.
After Zhao Qiu listened to Bai Yan's words, he thought that Bai Yan was very popular in Yanmen and had elite cavalry under his command. If he deliberately went to find out, it seemed that it was indeed what Bai Yan said, but he would be easily remembered by interested people, so he secretly made a trip to Xianyang. .
"You really don't know?"
Although Zhao Qiu already believed Bai Yan's explanation, for the sake of face, he still repeated it arrogantly to show that he was still doubtful.
"Miss Tian has never mentioned the old bull rider to Bai Yan!"
Bai Yan glanced at Zhao Qiu and said again. After finishing speaking, he took the bamboo slips brought by Master Xu, opened them, and prepared to write a scroll of bamboo slips for people to send to the Yunzhong Mountains.
Zhao Qiu looked at Bai Yan in front of the wooden table with his head down and writing seriously, and he was completely convinced that Bai Yan really didn't know.
But at this moment.
Zhao Qiu's mind was full of thoughts about the news about Qi State. Who was the old man riding the bull? Why did even the King of Qi, Tian Ding, and even many Confucian scholars in Qi State, and even Wei Guo Xicheng and others, were looking for him?
The old man riding the bull.
Her beautiful eyes looked at the young man in front of her inadvertently. She knew clearly that compared to King Qi, Tian Ding, Gongzi Jia, Guo Zong, and even those in the Wei State, what she was most worried about was which old bull rider the Qin State would find in the end.
.
She finally got the promise of the young man in front of her. As for the old bull-riding man who suddenly appeared and was rumored to be a miracle, she could accept it as long as he did not appear in the Qin court and did not serve Ying Zheng.
The coldest month of the year is undoubtedly January.
As the saying goes, it snows in December and rains in January. This sentence describes the heavy snowfall in December and people cannot go out, while the rain in January makes people afraid to go out.
Among the solar terms of the year, only the rain in January is the most bitter. When the rain falls on your body, it is more freezing than if you reach out and touch the water by the river.
"We have left the Yanmen border!"
Shao Meng rode a war horse and came to the carriage, turned to the carriage and said.
As he felt the cold wind, and the drizzle in the cold wind, Shao Meng's cheeks had become numb. The hand holding the horse rope was still cold even though it was wrapped in thick clothes.
It hurt so much that Shao Meng even wondered if his clothes were already wet and that was why he was so cold. His whole body was so cold that he was bone-chilling.
Riding a war horse.
In front of the carriage, Cai Si heard Shao Meng's words, looked at each other, held his hands, and kept breathing.
Compared to Shao Meng, Cai Si's feeling at this moment was not much better. Perhaps the only good thing was that he didn't have to hold the horse's rope.
"When I get to Xianyang, I will go to a restaurant to have fun for a few days!"
Cai Si complained.
Thinking of being able to return to Xianyang earlier, thinking of his wives and concubines in Xianyang City, and the beauties in the restaurant, Cai Si felt better.
This time I came to Shanwu, and fortunately I was able to save Mi Jing. The Qin general Bai Yan also gave Chang Wenjun face, and many things were not investigated and investigated further.
"quick!"
Shao Meng turned his head, looked around the carriage and at the soldiers behind him, and shouted, hoping to reach the next city as soon as possible, drink a pot of wine early, and warm up.
But this time.
Suddenly, an arrow suddenly shot out, and then more and more. In an instant, several soldiers were hit by arrows, and there were also several arrows stuck in the carriage. A soldier next to Shao Meng even had his horse hit.
The arrow made a hissing sound.
"There's an ambush, draw your sword!"
Shao Meng was shocked when he saw this scene. He quickly reached out and pulled out his waist sword and looked at the masked men who suddenly appeared one after another.
At this time, Cai Si also noticed that there were many men in black coming from behind and holding sharp swords.
"There is indeed an ambush!"
Cai Si cursed secretly and quickly asked the groom beside him to rein in the horse's rope.
A captain on the other side of the carriage drew his sword and led his soldiers to fight against the men in black.
"kill!!!"
"kill!!"
No less than thirty men in black were holding sharp swords, and all of them fought in an instant with the soldiers of the Qin army who were escorting the carriage. Although the men in black were in ambush, in terms of numbers, the soldiers of the Qin army had the upper hand.
There were two of them, the school captain and Shao Meng.
It is conceivable that the number of Qin soldiers will never be less than a hundred.
During the fighting, many Qin soldiers were chopped down and fell to the ground. The blood spread instantly and filled the road. Some green leaves on both sides of the road were also instantly splashed with blood.
And due to the number of Qin soldiers, the men in black were no better. They were all born in cold weather. With the disadvantage in numbers, the influence of the weather was more fatal to the men in black. Many Qin soldiers' spears
After being stabbed, each of the men in black also retreated from the sting, vomiting blood and fell to the ground.
"kill!!"
Suddenly.
Just when all the men in black were at a disadvantage, and the situation was about to be stabilized by the Qin army, a dozen men in black suddenly appeared in the wet dense forest on both sides of the road, and headed straight towards the carriage without hesitation.
When Cai Si saw this scene, he also drew his sword and jumped out of the carriage.
At this time, Shao Meng jumped off the carriage and led the soldiers around the carriage to kill the men in black.
The sword blades were intertwined. As a captain of the Qin Army, Shao Meng was obviously much better than some nobles in terms of force and strength. Shao Meng's sword was also slashing with all its strength, and the momentum was breathtaking. A man in black was fighting
After a few rounds, a slash failed and was directly slashed in the face by Shao Meng with all his strength.
The man in black behind saw this and immediately rushed towards Shao Meng to kill him.
However, just after the fight, Shao Meng discovered that the man in black in front of him was obviously better than the man in black before. Upon seeing this, after blocking, Shao Meng had a ferocious look on his face, and he approached directly and started to chop.
After the man in black blocked it repeatedly, he struck suddenly.
Under the huge force, the sword in the man in black's hand was shaken off after he blocked it. The man in black looked at the fallen sword, then raised his head and looked forward, then opened his eyes wide and looked at Shao helplessly.
Meng held a sharp sword and stabbed it into his abdomen.
"Hmm~!"
The masked man in black groaned from the pain and looked at Shao Meng blankly, seemingly in disbelief.
But then, the masked man slowly looked at the carriage.
At this time, Shao Meng also noticed that the men in black who attacked the carriage were far more elite than those in front and behind. Soon there were two men in black, fighting for their lives and fighting for their lives to get to the carriage.
However, at this moment, the curtain in the carriage was opened by two masked men, and a sharp sword stabbed directly into the abdomen of a masked man. Then three or four Qin soldiers suddenly took sharp swords and started
Fight out of the carriage.
"You've fallen into a trap! Get out!"
Seeing this scene, all the masked men were startled. After recovering, one of the leading masked men shouted.
While talking, the other masked men ignored the Qin soldiers in front of them and ran away towards the secret orders on both sides.
Shao Meng turned his head when he saw this and slowly pulled out his sword.
Without the support of a sharp sword, the masked man slowly fell to the ground. Shao Meng squatted down and took off the cloth from his face.
"General!"
Two Qin soldiers came behind Shao Meng.
"Cut off this man's head! Order someone to report to the general!"
Shao Meng stood up and said. Looking at the young man in front of him, Shao Meng recalled his feelings just now. He was keenly aware that this man must be one of the masterminds of the assassination.
"promise!"
Two Qin soldiers handed over their hands to receive the order, and then one of them stepped forward directly, drew his sword and chopped off the head of this man with his eyes open and a look of unwillingness.