Chapter 520: Shocked again and again, and finally the corpse was numb
Zuo Prime Minister Wei Zhuang arrived at the Qin camp and was escorted away by cavalry the next day. During this period, except for talking to Bai Yan at night, he asked some questions to no avail, so he wisely did not continue to ask, and instead spent more time on
On Xicheng's body.
After all, the Shi family is a famous family in the Wei state, and Xi Cheng is the prime minister of the Wei state. If the Xi family can be appointed as an official in the Qin court, it is not a way to appease the scholars of the Wei state.
"Should you still not eat or drink in Xicheng?"
Bai Yan was in the commander's camp, handling the affairs of the camp. Fortunately, after the Xianyang edict arrived, Yang Yan became the legitimate deputy general and could now share the affairs for Bai Yan, which freed up more energy for Bai Yan.
"Still not eating!"
Mang looked at Bai Yan, thinking of the corpse, and looked a little impatient. Mang would never frown if he were to kill people, but he was still an old man taking care of people. This made Mang, who was born as a butcher, have no patience.
"General, if you don't want me to persuade you again?"
You looked at Bai Yan.
Thinking of Prime Minister Zuo Wei Zhuang's repeated instructions to take good care of the corpse before leaving, he was filled with sorrow. In his eyes, if possible, he really hoped that Prime Minister Zuo could take away the corpse.
"No need! He will come!"
Bai Yan shook his head and didn't let Mang go on.
Bai Yan knew that at this time, except for Xicheng himself, no one could persuade Xicheng to open up his heart and destroy his country for the sake of his prime minister. Seeing with his own eyes that the famous capital Daliang was submerged by floods, it was normal for Xicheng to find it hard to accept.
"He'll come?"
When Mu heard Bai Yan's words, he frowned and was confused. He recalled that he had just seen Xi Cheng's lifeless look, and Mu all told the soldiers to be careful and not to let Xi Cheng commit suicide.
Why did Xi Cheng come here to look for the general?
He was a little confused.
"General, the gate of Daliang City has been opened, and water has poured into Daliang City!!!"
Yu Feng hurriedly came to the camp at this time, and reported the report to Bai Yan with a happy face.
The city gate was rushed open, which meant that the river water would flow into Daliang City several times. This was also thanks to some soldiers who were good at water. Not only did they say that they could use giant trees to rush along the river, they were also willing to go into the water and support the giant trees to hit the beams.
city gate.
Daliang City Gate, which had been washed away by floods for a day, had been immersed in water, and the rapids outside the gate were full of sand. However, within half an hour, after several rapid impacts, Daliang City Gate was directly blown open by the giant tree.
"Hey, tell Xicheng the news!"
When Bai Yan heard Yu Feng's words, he was not too surprised. He turned around and gave instructions to Yu Feng.
After watching Mang accept the order and turn around to leave, Bai Yan stood up and looked at Yu Feng.
"Quickly send people to Zhuhe River and Honggou, tell the soldiers who are staying there, and order them to start filling in the water inlet, at least to reduce the water flow by more than half!"
Bai Yan ordered.
Yu Feng was originally filled with joy when he saw the gates of Daliang City being rushed open and watching the rolling river pouring into Daliang City. However, when he suddenly heard Bai Yan's order to plug the gap, he suddenly became shocked.
"No! It's just General! We finally broke open the city gate of Wei State. Now we just need to wait here and Wei State will defeat itself without attacking. Why did General order the canal to be sealed at this time?"
Yu Feng first accepted the order, then thought about it, and couldn't help but asked curiously.
"It's going to rain! Let the river flow into Daliang City and let the Wei State lose all its food and grass supplies in the city. This time we are here to destroy the Wei State, not the Wei people! There is no need to drown all the people in Daliang City!
"
Bai Yan said.
As Bai Yan's voice fell, the sky just flashed with the sound of thunder. It turned out that when Bai Yan was sending off, he noticed that the wind direction and sky color had begun to change.
"promise!"
When Yu Feng heard Bai Yan's words, he was stunned for a moment, looked at Bai Yan, then bowed his head and turned around to leave after the ceremony.
Inside the tent.
Bai Yan looked at the map and looked at Taoyi in the past of Daliang. From ancient times to the present, when mentioning Taoyi, almost everyone has a saying in their mind: The princes are connected in all directions and gather the wealth of the world!
Behind this sentence is the most convenient location and environment of Taoyi. Since the Spring and Autumn Period, Taoyi has been connected to Qin and Jin in the west, Wu and Yue in the south, and Qi and Yan in the east.
This also led to this fertile land. Even the kings of various countries were coveted in this territory. More than fifty years ago, when the various countries attacked Qi, Qin got Taoyi, and Qin Prime Minister Wei Ran got it as a fief. Later, Lord Xinling
After stealing the talisman to save Zhao, King Anli of Wei took the opportunity to seize Taoyi.
"Taoyi!"
Bai Yan looked at Taoyi, as well as dozens of large and small cities and pavilions near Taoyi.
Further east is the place where Qi and Chu meet. The territories of Qi and Chu are all on the map.
When he saw where he was, Bai Yan stretched out his hand on the map and pointed at those locations along the border between Wei and Qi, thinking about the next moves of Qi and Chu, and how they would attack Chu once they sent troops.
What situation will we face?
It didn't take long.
The sound of rustling came from the camp. It was very small at first, but within a few breaths, it became louder and louder.
The tent was opened at this time, and Xicheng's figure hurried into the tent.
"General Bai Yan, I also ask the general to immediately order people to block the gap between the chasm and the Zhuhe River. The heavy rain is coming. If the gap is not blocked, there will be countless casualties in Daliang City in the near future! I hope the general will think of the people in the city and put them free.
It’s a way out!”
With a mournful expression on his face, Xichen came to the tent and eagerly held his hands to Bai Yan and asked.
Comparing the previous attitude, following the floods of Zhuhe River and Chasm to Daliang City, Xichen no longer looked like the prime minister of the country. At this time, Xichen not only looked dazed and haggard, but also acted more like a
elder.
Bai Yan turned around and looked at the corpse.
"Don't worry, Xiang Xiang, Bai Yan has ordered people to plug the gap!"
Bai Yan said.
Xi Cheng was a little surprised when he heard Bai Yan's words, but then he was relieved. Looking at Bai Yan at this time, Xi Cheng felt a little lucky in his heart. Fortunately, it was Bai Yan.
Xicheng also knew that if it were anyone else, he might not consider the people in Daliang City. From ancient times to the present, it is not uncommon for soldiers to connive at burning, killing and looting people. The most serious one was undoubtedly the case in Qi more than two hundred years ago.
During the Linggong period, Linzi of the Qi State was massacred by the Jin State.
Now that Bai Yan can think about the people in Daliang City, Xicheng can finally feel at ease.
"Xicheng, thank you General Bai!"
Xi Cheng raised his hand and gave a grateful salute to Bai Yan.
"Corpse, please sit down!"
Bai Yan didn't care about Xi Cheng's gratitude, but gave him a look and asked him to bring some food, and then made a gesture to Xi Cheng, asking Xi Cheng to take a seat.
Xi Cheng was stunned for a moment, glanced at Bai Yan, and finally thought of Bai Yan's words and the current situation of Daliang. He sighed helplessly, walked to the seat step by step, and knelt down.
"General Bai doesn't hate me?"
Shicheng's wrinkled old face had a guilty look on his eyes as he looked at Bai Yan who was walking towards him.
Thinking of the appearance of Bai Yan's closest uncle that day, Xi Cheng knew that if he hadn't helped him privately, Bai Yan's uncle would never have ended up like this. Now seeing the appearance of his clansmen, Xi Cheng knew that Bai Yan didn't say anything, but in his heart
, must be very resentful of him.
"It all started because of the greed in my uncle's heart. If my uncle was not greedy for fame and wanted to snatch the credit, he would not go to Daliang privately even if there were seals and letters from his corpse."
Bai Yan took down a roll of bamboo slips from the wooden stand, held it in his hand, and then slowly came to kneel down opposite the corpse table.
"But he is still your blood relative!"
Hearing Bai Yan's words, Xi Cheng still shook his head, not quite believing it.
After all, in Xi Cheng's eyes, since he is a clansman, he is related by blood. How could Bai Yan not feel resentment in his heart when he caused his uncle to look like this?
"The corpse does not look like the King of Wei. No one in the corpse would want to see the King of Wei behave like this."
Bai Yan explained.
Seeing Xicheng, who became silent again when he mentioned King Wei, Bai Yan put the bamboo slips on the wooden table.
"Bai Yan dares to ask the corpse, how many places can store grain in Daliang City? Now that Daliang City is flooded, can the corpse tell Bai Yan, how many days can the grain and millet in Daliang City last? And Bai Yan heard,
Wei Qiu, who is guarding the city gate, is from the Shi family!"
Bai Yan looked at the corpse cheng opposite the wooden table.
"What does General Bai mean?"
When Shicheng heard Bai Yan's words, his dazed eyes came back to reality. He quietly raised his gaze and looked at Bai Yan. He didn't understand what Bai Yan meant.
Wei Qiu was indeed the person supported by the Corpse Family.
"Right now, the more grain is stored in Daliang City, the more people will die! Wei's defeat has been determined, and Bai Yan wants to ask the corpse minister to help Bai Yan burn down the city to store grain."
Bai Yan said bluntly.
Inside the camp, the sound of heavy rain falling on the tent could be heard everywhere, so much so that Xicheng even doubted his own ears.
Bai Yan actually wanted him to help the Qin State and burn down the food and grass preserved in Daliang City. You have to know whether his body is from Wei or the prime minister of Wei!
"Suchi Cheng cannot obey your orders!"
Xi Cheng shook his head and refused Bai Yan.
"By neglecting the girders in the city and neglecting them, we have already betrayed the king's favor. If the corpse family once helps the Qin State and burns the grain and grain in the city, this is a traitor to Wei. Not to mention betraying the kindness of the late king, they are the nobles of the Wei State and the world's scholars."
, everyone will be ashamed of the corpse family’s actions!”
As Xi Cheng spoke, he looked at Bai Yan with determination. Because he was ashamed, not to mention that Bai Yan was the beloved disciple of his best friend Tian Jin, but the fact that Bai Yan could take care of the people of Wei was enough for Xi Cheng to agree.
Bai Yan has many things.
However, Shicheng would never agree to help the Qin State burn down the grain and grain in Daliang City.
The Shi family must not be able to oppose the Wei people and lose the support of the Wei gentry and scholars.
"I hope General Bai will find another plan!"
Xi Cheng raised his hand and said to Bai Yan.
Looking at the bamboo slips on the wooden table in front of Bai Yan, it seemed that there were writings inside. Xi Cheng was very curious. Based on Xi Cheng's experience, he could naturally tell that Bai Yan wanted to show him the bamboo slips.
, but for some unknown reason, it was never given to him.
"What the corpse said is wrong! Burning food and grass, how can you say it shamelessly!"
Bai Yan looked at Xi Cheng and shook his head in rejection, and couldn't help but chuckle.
"General Bai, if you have something to say, please speak up!"
Seeing Bai Yan's appearance, Xi Cheng frowned slightly and stretched out his hand to signal.
Bai Yan looked at Xicheng without thinking.
"I dare to ask the corpse. The corpse thinks who will suffer the most when water enters Daliang City? The common people?"
When Bai Yan said this, he smiled and shook his head. Before Xicheng could speak, he raised a hand and pointed outside.
"The common people live in nothing more than a shabby hut, and all they have in their homes is nothing more than coarse clothes and old mattresses. Even the common people eat nothing more than vegetables and coarse grains. When the flood comes, the common people have nowhere to go, but as long as they survive, they will not be able to have enough to eat.
The people can endure hunger silently."
Bai Yan paused for a moment when he said this, looked at Xicheng with a smile and asked.
"But the powerful officials of the gentry in the city, the children of the gentry who have had no worries about food and clothing since childhood, and the female relatives of the ministers of Wei, can they? Looking at the boxes of money they have finally accumulated, there is nowhere to hide it, and looking at the countless money they spent in exchange for it.
The fine wood and jade sank to the bottom of the water, and they watched the lavish meat feasts in the past turn into rice and millet. They hid in tall buildings every day and night, unable to go down and walk. They couldn't even avoid going to the toilet. Can they bear it?"
Bai Yan's words made Xicheng freeze in place. After seeing Daliang City being flooded and seeing King Wei's stupid behavior, Xicheng was already in despair. Since yesterday, he had been in a state of confusion and had never thought about this.
matter.
Before Xi Cheng could react, Bai Yan's voice sounded again, and Xi Cheng immediately looked at Bai Yan.
"The king of Wei pretended to love dogs but not people. All the civil and military officials of Wei could see it. He dared to ask about the corpse. With such a king, would those officials of Wei be willing to follow him to death? In Bai Yan's eyes, all the civil and military officials of Wei
Officials, like the corpses, have concerns, do not want to rebel against Wei, and do not want to become traitors. But unlike the corpses, they all now need a reason, an excuse, so that they can 'persuade' in a logical way.
The king of Wei surrendered to Qin."
As Bai Yan said this, he heard the heavy rain outside getting heavier and heavier, and occasionally thunder could be heard.
"The corpse does not need to arrange for Wei Qiu to burn grain and grain. He only needs a letter to ask the corpse family in Daliang City to meet with the civil and military officials. By then, no one will know who set the grain and grain on fire.
No one in the world will know."
Bai Yan looked at Xicheng.
"Bai Yan has always respected the corpse form. Don't let the corpse form make Bai Yan think that Bai Yan is the only one outside the city who is from Wei!"
Bai Yan said this and stopped talking any further. That's it. The rest is up to Xicheng to decide.
"You don't have to provoke me!"
After listening to Bai Yan's words, Xi Cheng looked at Bai Yan with complex eyes, hesitant, and then asked without rushing to reply to Bai Yan.
"Tian Jin can't teach someone who is so good at discerning people's hearts!"
Xi Cheng said, this sentence seemed to be a compliment, a curse, and a question. More importantly, it reminded him of the time when Tian Jin was framed and died.
When Bai Yan heard Xi Cheng's words, he also thought of Jin Gong.
"If my mentor were still alive, I would not believe that the corpse would agree to let Wei pretend to be king."
Bai Yan said with a teasing smile,
Hearing this, Shicheng looked at Bai Yan with a resentful look on his face, and sighed helplessly. He couldn't stand the persuasion of his colleagues and close friends, and agreed to let Wei Jie succeed him as king. This was the thing that Shicheng regretted most in his life.
decision.
"General Bai is from Qi, why doesn't he want to return to Qi? As long as General Bai gives the order, the Qin army can withdraw in an instant, and Liang has no worries. With General Bai's ability to lead troops, there is no need to worry that the King of Qi will not reuse him. In addition,
With Tian Ding here, I hereby guarantee that as long as General Bai Yan withdraws his troops and returns to Qi, we, the State of Wei, are willing to grant the general several times more of the fiefdom of Luoyin, and both the King of Qi and Tian Ding will support the general to become the general of Qi!"
Xi Cheng looked at Bai Yan.
After knowing that Bai Yan was from Qi, Xicheng had been looking for an opportunity to have a good conversation with Bai Yan. However, first Bai Yan was resentful and did not want to see him, and then he encountered that King Wei actually humiliated Bai Yan's relatives.
, plus the flooded girders.
Desperate, Xi Cheng never had a chance to be alone with Bai Yan.
"General Bai Yan, if you are concerned about King Wei's previous actions, Xicheng promises that King Wei will personally apologize!"
Xicheng looked at Bai Yan and shook his head, thinking that Bai Yan might be the cause of his uncle's affair. After some hesitation, he made up his mind and said that now Xicheng hopes Bai Yan can withdraw his troops more than the King of Wei, and return to Qi to serve the King of Qi.
.
Looking at Bai Yan, who was young and from Qi, Xicheng knew how high his prestige was in the Qin army. His subordinates and side cavalry were all loyal.
"To be fair, Bai Yan was driven out of Qi State by Tian Ding!"
When Bai Yan heard what Xi Cheng said, he smiled bitterly and glanced at Xi Cheng.
"What?"
When Xichen heard Bai Yan's words, he suspected that his ears had heard wrongly, or that he didn't understand what Bai Yan meant.
Seeing this, Bai Yan could only take a deep breath. After sighing, his eyes were full of seriousness and he looked straight at the corpse.
"In the past, Bai Yan left Qi State because he was forced by Tian Ding. It was Tian Ding who personally ordered people to drive Bai Yan out of Qi State!"
Bai Yan recounted again.
As Bai Yan finished speaking, Xi Cheng's eyes suddenly widened, he stood up and looked directly at Bai Yan.
"impossible!!!"
Xi Cheng said.
"This is absolutely impossible! Tian Ding is a member of the royal family of the Qi Kingdom and is the pillar of the Qi Kingdom. If you talk about other people, I may still believe it. Only Tian Ding. Over the past ten years, I know how many talents Tian Ding has cultivated for the Qi Kingdom.
A lot of people are serving Qi State, and Tian Ding is definitely not the kind of person who is jealous of talented people!"
Xi Cheng's eyes were full of shock, and he spoke in a hurried tone, each word with force and force. He simply did not believe that someone like Bai Yan would be driven away by Tian Ding's order.
When Bai Yan saw Xi Cheng's disbelief, he remembered that Tian Ding had threatened him with his family in order not to let him return to Qi.
"Brother Xiyan returned to Daliang, but has not returned yet. Even knowing that Bai Yan's uncle was humiliated by the King of Wei, Bai Yan would definitely order people to dig the canal. If so, Brother Xiyan would not go out of the city to stop him. Bai Yan ventured to guess that he
The reason is that Brother Xiyan is no longer in Daliang City! Therefore, why should Bai Yan deceive Xixiang!"
Bai Yan sighed and said to Xi Cheng.
As he spoke, he picked up the bamboo slips in front of him and placed them gently in front of the corpse. He motioned for the corpse to take a look. This bamboo slip was the bamboo slip of Mr. Wei. Bai Yan already knew it when he talked with Zuo Prime Minister Wei Xiang last night.
Ying Zheng will ask Changping Lord to come to Daliang to deal with the aftermath.
Therefore, there is no need to settle Wei people in the corpse citadel. It is estimated that the corpse cheng will go north immediately after seeing Mr. Wei's bamboo slips.
After what happened to his uncle, Bai Yan will not give Xi Cheng too much freedom. At least when he sees Mr. Wei again, Bai Yan will not take it lightly anymore. What's more, Yang Yan has helped him share a lot of military affairs, and Xi Cheng will not
Another chance to tell others about this.
Behind the wooden table.
Shicheng looked confused. He didn't believe that it was Tian Ding who drove Bai Yan out of Qi. However, looking at Bai Yan's appearance, it didn't seem like he was cheating.
Could it be that it was Tian Ding who drove Bai Yan out of Qi State?
Xi Cheng thought of Tian Ding who he had met when the late king died of illness, recalled Tian Ding's words and deeds, and his past understanding of Tian Ding. Xi Cheng found it hard to believe that Bai Yan was really the Qi country that Tian Ding drove out.
With doubts, Xi Cheng did not rush to find out the truth or falsehood of Bai Yan's words. Instead, he looked at Bai Yan with doubtful eyes, then picked up the bamboo slips on the wooden table and opened them to read.
Then, looking at it, Xicheng, who had been shocked just once, was once again stunned on the spot, his eyes full of disbelief.
Wei Zhe!!!
I am extremely familiar with Wei Zhe's corpse. If there are not many people in the world who can make him, the Prime Minister of Wei, feel inferior, this Wei Zhe who is known to the world is one of them.
Thinking back to the early days of Qi, Zhao, Wei, Yan, and even Chu and Qin, how many kings wanted Wei Che to be their important ministers. Among the countries in the world, how many famous families wanted Wei Che to be their guest, but in the end Wei Che still wanted to be their guest.
He chooses to travel around the world, wandering around in the clouds and wild cranes, looking for only one disciple in the world who can pass on what he has learned throughout his life.
So much so that in the past few years, there has been little news about Wei Zhe in Xicheng.
"How did you meet Wei Zhe?"
Suddenly seeing Wei Che's letter, Xi Cheng was not only surprised, but also very confused as to why Wei Zhe would write to Bai Yan. Moreover, the instructions and the tone of the letter did not seem to be unfamiliar at all, and even seemed to be strange.
He was still very familiar, which made Xi Cheng couldn't help but look at Bai Yan.
Then, under Xi Cheng's doubtful gaze, Bai Yan raised his hands and answered.
"Mr. Wei, you are my master!"
There was a thunderstorm outside the camp, and the sound of swiss and swish kept ringing. As soon as Mang, who was all wet, came to the camp with food, he saw Xicheng standing behind the table with a dull look on his face, looking at the general with his eyes.
The bamboo slip fell from his hand to the ground without any reaction.
"General, this is the mutton that the army always keeps on hand!"
Zhang looked at the meat on the wooden plate in his hand, then looked at Bai Yan and said.