Chapter 536 An almost unsolvable situation, the man who buried the tripod!
In Pengcheng, one day has passed since the Qin cavalry stationed in Pengcheng. Yesterday, Pengcheng was not the main battlefield. Therefore, merchants, as well as the people and nobles in the city, after hiding for a day, came out one after another when they saw nothing happened the next day.
As for the people of Pengcheng, as long as the general who occupied Pengcheng did not order the massacre of the city, and did not allow his soldiers to burn, kill, loot, rape, and plunder, they would all be safe and sound.
The restaurants were still open, and some women in the restaurants even boldly stood outside to solicit customers when they saw that there were no Qin army cavalry on the street.
Small houses, shops, various shops and street vendors also appeared on the streets.
Pengcheng once again returned to its former prosperity and bustle, but in the bustle, there were always some scholars talking to each other about Jiuding. When he learned that Qin General Bai Yan had taken people to Surabaya to prepare sacrifices to find Jiuding, he suddenly looked worried.
"Why did General Huang Ye abandon the city? I heard that Qin general Bai Yan has gone to find Jiuding? Is there really Jiuding? If there is Jiuding, how can Qin country take it?"
"No, if Ying Zheng gets Jiuding, wouldn't it be..."
"What should we do now? I don't know how long it will take for the Chu army to arrive in Pengcheng!"
"No chance. I heard that the Qin army already has troops and is heading towards Pengcheng!"
In the wine shop, some people were discussing with each other. Suddenly, a scholar stood up and shouted to everyone.
"Everyone, don't panic. General Huang Ye has already determined that the news about Jiuding is false. I don't know who did it deliberately. You must not listen to the rumors."
The scholar's face was pale and his body was thin, but at this moment he was holding his hands in front of everyone.
Not long after the words fell, another person stood up and joined in, telling everyone that they had already inquired about the news before, and that the Jiuding incident was an inexplicable rumor spread without reason.
Surabaya River!
Bai Yan led the soldiers to the Sishui River in a mighty manner. The civilian men recruited by Xiao He were carrying the sacrifices needed for the sacrifice. Many people who were familiar with the nature of water were also brought by Xiao He.
"General, the people are here!"
Kou Zhuang brought a man to Bai Yan.
"Song Zi, the villain, pays homage to General Bai!"
Nie Kuan came to Bai Yan. When he saw Bai Yan holding a sword, his face was full of fear, and he bent down and lowered his head repeatedly.
"Do you know the whereabouts of Jiuding?"
Bai Yan looked at Song Zi with some confusion.
"I have also heard, general, that I dare not confirm it. I grew up on the Sishui River. I happened to pass by the fisherman's house that day and heard what the fisherman said about seeing a tripod in Sishui. So I became curious.
, I want to take a look..."
Facing Bai Yan's inquiry, Nie Kuan nodded quickly and told Bai Yan what happened. He also said that he did not expect that after two days of salvage, Ding would be suddenly hunted down before he could see it.
"General, it is indeed true!"
Kou Zhuang on the side also told Bai Yan the origin of this 'Songzi'. When the soldiers from the scout battalion came to Surabaya to inquire about the news, they happened to see this Songzi being hunted. When the soldiers in disguise saw this, they rescued him.
He killed Song Zi, but the people who escaped with Song Zi had already been killed.
Xiao He stood aside. When he heard Song Zi's words, he was shocked and turned to look at Surabaya.
Could it be that there really is a Jiuding!
"If you work hard and lead the way, you will be rewarded generously when the work is accomplished!"
Bai Yan bowed his hands to Song Zi.
"Thank you, General, thank you, General!!"
Nie Kuan waved his hand quickly and then led the way for Bai Yan and his party.
Under the scorching sun.
The crowd walked along the Sishui River, detouring for a long time in the dense grass as tall as a man, and then passed through the dense forest, twisting and turning, and went up the river.
The surface of the Sishui River is very wide. It is difficult for people to swim across the narrowest part, and the wide part looks very far away. Without boats, it is impossible to cross the river.
while walking.
Bai Yan panted slightly, and saw Xiao He beside him, wiping the sweat from his forehead. Both of them were equipped with swords and followed Song Zi.
Zhang Ze looked around cautiously.
I don’t know if it was half an hour, an hour, or even longer.
Finally, Bai Yan and others finally saw the wooden garden where the fisherman Song Zi mentioned before lived. The door of the small courtyard had been opened. Bai Yan looked at Nie Kuan, who had a sad face and kept wiping his tears, and walked to the small courtyard.
middle.
Xiao He and Zhang also followed Bai Yan.
Bai Yan looked at the dried blood stains that were still clearly visible in the yard and on the wooden doors of the houses. He looked around and found no bodies.
Seeing this, Bai Yan didn't stay here long, turned around and continued on his way.
A long, long time passed.
The group of people finally followed Song Zi and came to an extremely remote place.
"General, this is what the fisherman said before!"
Nie Kuan said to Bai Yan, pointing to the vast river in front of him. Since his back was to everyone, no one saw Nie Kuan's expression at this time.
Looking at the Sishui River, Nie Kuan was scared to death by the speed with which Bai Yan captured Pengcheng, but now, thinking about the flawless plan, he couldn't help but feel proud. Thinking of Bai Yan behind him, the corners of his mouth slightly raised.
No matter how powerful Yan is on the battlefield, what can he do?
Back then, even if Bai Qi had never lost a single soldier in his life, he would still have died on the battlefield!
Xiao He and Mang heard Song Zi's words, glanced at each other, and immediately frowned. Without him, searching for such a vast water surface would take a lot of time.
Be quiet for a long time.
"General, since we are in this water area, after the sacrifice, we will order people to salvage it!"
Xiao He saw Bai Yan frowning slightly and remaining silent, so he took the initiative to remind him.
"good!"
After hearing Xiao He's words, Bai Yan came back to his senses, nodded, and took a look at the lakeside.
"Sacrifice!"
Bai Yan ordered.
Following Bai Yan's order, all the soldiers began to get busy, clearing out the site and removing all the weeds around it. The things needed for the sacrifice were also carried to the riverside, waiting for the soldiers to find what they needed for burning.
Behind the branches of the huge tree, the sacrifice slowly began.
Bai Yan faced the bonfire alone, Xiao He and Zhang followed closely behind, and all the other soldiers also fell silent.
At Xiao He's signal, a soldier took a torch and lit the bonfire. Soon, thick smoke rose, followed by the cattle heads, chickens and other sacrifices needed for the sacrifice, all of which were burned by blazing flames in the bonfire.
In the already hot summer season, the huge bonfire made everyone feel even hotter.
"now!"
Bai Yan raised his hands and spoke to the bonfire.
"Qin Chen Bai Yan, adhering to the destiny and complying with my king's long-cherished wish, came here specifically to look for the Nine Cauldrons. If the Nine Cauldrons return, the world will be settled, the people will prosper, wars will stop, and the Zhou family will be inherited..."
Bai Yan cupped his hands in front of the bonfire and spoke loudly in front of everyone.
After finishing speaking.
Bai Yan was not in a hurry to let people go into the river. Instead, he asked Xiao He and Gu to take all the soldiers and wait a hundred steps back.
Although Xiao He and Zhang were confused, they still carried out Bai Yan's order without any hesitation.
Nie Kuan also retreated with him. At this moment, Nie Kuan looked at Bai Yan staying alone not far from the bonfire, and sneered in his heart.
In front of the campfire.
Bai Yan knelt down and sat on the ground, ignoring the soil and the slight burning sensation coming from the campfire.
"You said his name was Nie Kuan!"
Bai Yan looked at the dead soul in front of him. When he learned that his name was Song Yuan, that he was the queen of Song Gong, the father of Song Jin, and the owner of the so-called "Jiuding", Bai Yan didn't know anything about Jiuding.
, far from being as simple as previously thought.
Obviously those people still want to use this incident to continue to slander him.
"Yes, general, that man's name is Nie Kuan. The villain was deceived by Nie Kuan before. The general must not listen to that Nie Kuan. If possible, please ask the general to go to Shiliting to save the Song family. Only the Song family can
As long as you are alive, you must identify the traitor and Nie Kuan's plot, so that they cannot succeed!"
Song Yuan said to Bai Yan anxiously. Although he was also horrified that Bai Yan, the general of Qin, could actually see him, a dead man, Song Yuan couldn't care less at the moment and hurriedly asked.
That night here, Song Yuan knew clearly that Nie Kuan planned to destroy the Song family and everyone in Shiliting.
"late!"
Bai Yan looked at Song Yuan and sighed deeply, his expression full of solemnity.
Bai Yan had never expected that Lord Changping and his staff would spend so much effort to frame the blame on him.
"I'm afraid that when Bai Yan leaves Pengcheng, there will be no more survivors in Shiliting!"
Bai Yan opened his mouth and said.
Now that I know what happened, I have realized that since Kou Zhuang brought Nie Kuan to him after leaving Pengcheng, there was probably no one left alive in Shiliting and the Song family.
How to break the situation?
Bai Yan looked thoughtful. As he left Pengcheng and came to Surabaya, "Song Zi" came to him. It was almost certain that people in Pengcheng had already spread rumors that Bai Yan had come to look for Jiuding.
Even if he had not killed the people of Shiliting and the Song family, even if he left now, if he did not salvage Jiuding and returned to the city in a hurry, it would be too late.
The only way to break the situation now is to find Song Yuan's rebellious son Song Jin, but this is absolutely impossible. With such a careful plan, Song Jin may have already gone to Chu State.
Could it be that he is looking for his younger uncle again?
Or he wrote a letter to Ban Ding and asked him to find a way to capture Song and Jin in Chu State.
"Can you help me see if there is a real Jiuding in the water?"
Bai Yan looked helpless. Faced with this dilemma, Bai Yan couldn't think of a way at the moment. Even if he arrested Nie Kuan directly, it would be of no avail. He might as well pray to God and see if he could arrest the real Nie Kuan in Surabaya.
Jiuding found it.
However, when Bai Yan heard this, he also knew that there was little hope. If Jiuding could be found so easily, it would have been found by others long ago.
"General, there are no other cauldrons in the water except my Song family cauldron. If the general wants to find the nine cauldrons, Song Yuan is willing to serve the general. All I ask is that the general must get rid of Nie Kuan and save my treacherous son."
Song Yuan cupped his hands and spoke to the end, kneeling on the ground as if decadent, with a look of despair.
"Okay! Bai Yan can only do his best!"
Bai Yan looked at Song Yuan's appearance, and he could understand Song Yuan's thoughts. Even though his son Song Jin killed him with his own hands, with the tragic death of all the Song family, the only one who died in the Song family now was Song Jin.
Bloodline.
Song Yuan could no longer let go of Song Jin's actions, nor could he watch the Song family disappear.
And Song Yuan clearly knew that after Nie Kuan decided to get rid of him, the Song family, and the entire Shiliting people, when Song Jin came forward and said that he had testified against Bai Yan, Song Jin would die soon.
There is no proof of death. After the only person who can tell the truth dies, there will naturally be no more truth.
"General, I met an old man who was also killed before and spent time with him day and night. We happened to be here, so I went to ask him to help!"
Song Yuan stood up tremblingly, said to Bai Yan, then turned and left.
Bai Yan looked at the bonfire in front of him with a gloomy face, thinking about how he was going to break the situation now. Is he really going to be laughed at by the world? This is not like being laughed at in the village when he was a child.
"General!"
There were footsteps behind him, and then Xiao He's voice came.
Upon hearing this, Bai Yan raised his hands to the bonfire and the sky, kowtowed several times, and then slowly stood up.
"Salvage Jiuding!"
Bai Yan said to Xiao He.
Upon hearing this, Xiao He quickly bowed his hands to Bai Yan, then took the order and went down to give instructions.
At this time, Bai Yan glanced at Mang and the soldiers, then looked at the 'Song Zi', thinking about how to vent his anger.
Half an hour later.
Just as Bai Yan was on the bank of the river, watching the soldiers and those who were familiar with the water properties diving to salvage the Jiuding, suddenly a gray-haired old man came to Bai Yan and knelt down to Bai Yan.
"I also ask the general to pick up the bones of his children and grandchildren for me, and cut the bodies of Song and Jin Dynasties into pieces in front of the tomb. I am willing to dedicate the nine tripods to the general!"
The old man kowtowed to Bai Yan.
Song Yuan who had just spoken just now never imagined that he had overlooked one detail, that is, he had only asked Song and Jin whether they had gotten rid of the fishermen who led the way, but he had not asked Song and Jin how to deal with the fishermen.
And this old man was obviously the family massacred by the Song and Jin Dynasties.
"Yu, you take the people here to watch, and I'll go take a look around!"
Bai Yan did not rush to reply to the old man, but gave instructions to Zhang.
"promise!"
Mu quickly accepted the order and saw that Bai Yan was about to walk alone. Thinking of Bai Yan's swordsmanship, Mu nodded.
Bai Yan gave the old man a look, and then walked towards a deserted location. After making sure there was no one around, he stopped and turned around.
"How do you know where Jiuding is?"
Bai Yan frowned slightly and looked at this old man. Like Song Yuan, he was also a dead soul.
Listening to what the old man said just now, it was obvious that his whole family had died violently, and the murderers were all pointed at Song Jin, Song Yuan's son. However, Bai Yan was very confused as to why the old man said to offer the tripod instead of to search for the tripod.
It's just one word difference, but its meaning makes people a little suspicious.
"General, I was the one who buried the tripod back then!"
The white-haired old man explained to Bai Yan, maybe thinking of his family, children and grandchildren, the white-haired old man's eyes were full of hatred.
Then the old man told Bai Yan that when the Qi State was attacked by other countries, the Jiuding was indeed brought to Surabaya, but it was not thrown into the Surabaya River as rumored. Instead, it was buried first according to the wishes of the King of Qi at that time to deceive the world.
Throw it into the river of Sishui, and wait for Qi to get help and regain the kingdom, and then come back to retrieve the tripod.
In order to conceal this incident, all the thirty soldiers who had originally buried the tripod were deceived into a place by the King of Qi and killed.
And he was one of the little generals among the more than thirty people.
In that massacre, because the Yan army chased him, he was seriously injured and was on the verge of death. The Qi soldiers had no time to bury him. As a result, he eventually became the only survivor. Although the Qi Kingdom later recovered, he was disheartened.
He also did not dare to live under his previous name, so he lived in seclusion on the banks of the Sishui River, making a living by fishing and raising descendants.
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In Pengcheng.
Xun Shuo was standing on the city wall, watching the news from the Chu army. When Chu general Huang Ye learned that he had been deceived, he vomited blood and fainted. He couldn't help but smile and shake his head.
"I think that Huang Ye has always ignored the general!"
After Xun Shuo read it, he handed the cloth to Jiu.
Xun Shuo was not surprised that Huang Ye fainted from anger.
Huang Ye was arrogant, claiming that he was Li Mu after all, and had never lost a battle. However, now, Bai Yan captured Pengcheng in an almost mocking way. Huang Ye, who lost Pengcheng, had his reputation ruined for half his life and was reduced to a
Colleagues joked about it, saying how could they accept it if they had a yellow temperament.
I'm afraid that if Huang Ye can't calm down, he may become so angry that he becomes upset.
Thinking room.
Xun Shuo and Jiu chatted and looked outside the city. Dusk was gradually approaching and it would be dark soon.
At this time, suddenly a soldier hurriedly came to report that there was a place called Shiliting. Suddenly someone discovered that everyone had been killed. It did not seem to be the work of rogue bandits.
"Ten Mile Pavilion?"
Xun Shuo frowned slightly when he heard this.
Xun Shuo felt a little strange why someone would massacre the local Chu people at this time.
"Sir, what's wrong, there is a sudden rumor in the city that General Bai Yan left the city today to kill people!"
Xun Shuo's retinue suddenly hurried to Xun Shuo and reported to Xun Shuo.
Hearing this, Xun Shuo turned his head and looked at his subordinates. After two breaths, Xun Shuo's expression changed drastically. He looked at the sky outside and thought of Shiliting's death and Bai Yan's search for Jiuding.
"No, order people to investigate Shiliting immediately!"
Xun Shuo quickly ordered Jiu, then turned around and walked towards the city gate stairs.
Xun Shuo, who realized something, now knew clearly that he must go and see the nobles in Pengcheng immediately!!!