Chapter 585 The impatient Xiong Qi and Ying Zhengs anger
Inside the tent.
The candle lamp has been lit, and Bai Yan is looking at the bamboo slips sent from various cities. The Qin State attacked the Chu State's cities and cut off its flags with soldiers. It was just the beginning. How to digest it was the most difficult.
The customs of the Chu people and the local folk customs are destined to be different from those of the Qin State, and the nobles in the city are bound to have disobedient people when faced with the laws and orders of the Qin State. How to manage or suppress these noble tribes to prevent the decisive battle between Qin and Chu in the future?
On occasion, these noblemen harassed me behind my back.
"General, Miss Xu has arrived!"
The cronies opened the tent and reported to Bai Yan.
Bai Yan raised his head after hearing this, and then he saw Master Xu's figure. He hadn't seen Master Xu for several months, and when he saw him again, Bai Yan was a little stunned.
After nodding to his cronies, Bai Yan looked at Master Xu as the cronies left.
"Didn't I ask you to live in the city?"
Bai Yan put down the bamboo slips and said softly.
"My wife asked Master Xu to take good care of the general. I heard that the Chu people kept captive dead soldiers, and she was worried that the general would be injured on the battlefield. Only when Master Xu is by the general's side, my wife can feel at ease!"
Master Xu held two packages and lowered his head slightly as he spoke. However, his beautiful eyes looked at the tent where Bai Yan lived, the messy bed, and the clothes scattered randomly, and he couldn't help but glance at Bai Yan.
When Bai Yan saw Master Xu's eyes, he also noticed that his tent was indeed messy and a little embarrassed.
Fortunately, Master Xu didn't say anything and silently put away the package, then helped Bai Yan sort out the clothes and other things in the tent.
Under candlelight.
Bai Yan continued to look at the bamboo slips while talking to Master Xu, asking about the situation of the poisoned soldiers and what happened to Yanmen in the past few months.
"General!"
Wu suddenly came to the camp out of breath and was about to report it to Bai Yan. When he saw a woman suddenly appeared in the camp, he was stunned and did not react. After he reacted, he quickly saluted Master Xu.
"Miss Xu!"
Mang was naturally no stranger to Master Xu, and he also knew Master Xu's status in the eyes of the soldiers. As a former butcher, Mang respected doctors very much, and he never dared to treat Master Xu like a maid.
In front of the general, Master Xu was the general's maid.
After Master Xu returned the gift, he saw Bai Yan's questioning eyes, and then he remembered that he had something to report. While taking a breath, he hurriedly saluted Bai Yan again.
"General, Young Master Xiong Qi was almost killed by Chu General Jingzhi who grabbed his sword. Fortunately, the soldiers reacted quickly. However, after Jingzhi slashed Xiong Qi's thigh, he took advantage of the chaos and escaped over the wall. Later, Lord Xun learned that his face had been stabbed by Xiong Qi.
Qi was injured and specifically asked us to let Jing Zhi go! Please give permission, general!"
Mang told Bai Yan roughly what happened in the city.
"Okay! Order people to spread the word about this. The Jing family has clansmen in Chu, and someone will rescue Jing Zhi!"
Bai Yan nodded and recalled Jing Leng's family in Qufu. How could Bai Yan not know that Jing Leng had secretly written a letter to the Chu State, but it didn't touch Bai Yan's bottom line, and he was worried about the corpse family in Qufu.
Bai Yan did not disturb Jing Leng because of the stability of Wei and Daliang in the past.
The old general Jing Xia has been killed, and Jing Zhi, who is younger and is also a general, will never be left alone by the Jing family. It is good that the three Qu Jingzhao clans are spread throughout the Chu country, but among the three clans, apart from the Jing clan, there are not only
There are Qu family, Zhao family, Chu State also has Xiang family, Huang family and many other famous families. There are only so many general positions in the Chu State court. The death of any general will weaken the Jing family.
After learning that Jing Zhi had absconded in the city, the Jing family would not remain indifferent.
"promise!"
Mu nodded, then looked at Master Xu, and then at Bai Yan. He suddenly smiled innocently, gave Bai Yan a "understanding" smile, and turned around to leave.
Bai Yan was a little dumbfounded, but as Zhang left, the camp suddenly became quiet. Under the candlelight, looking at Master Xu who was busy organizing the tent, and looking at the back of Master Xu in Qin uniform, Bai Yan also felt that someone was taking care of him.
, it is indeed good.
But after a while, the tents began to look a little less like the tents where I lived.
The next day.
The sky is hazy, and after it gets colder, but before the sun rises, the land is always accompanied by a scene of heavy fog. This scene often appears in winter and spring.
Outside Bai Yan's camp, the soldiers who got up early were wearing sharp swords. They looked at Bai Yan's camp and whispered to the soldiers who were on guard last night.
"Miss Xu was in the camp last night and didn't leave!"
"Then did you hear any movement?"
"You are not afraid of being punished if you talk behind your back, General!"
"Quickly tell me, it's okay. The soldiers were all guessing last night!"
There was light discussion, and the soldiers gathered in a circle, looking around warily from time to time. It is human nature to watch the excitement, especially the people who are more familiar with them and the people who are close to them.
No, Miss Xu came to the camp yesterday, and the matter had already spread throughout the entire cavalry and side cavalry camps. When they were at Yanmen, the soldiers could all see the way Miss Xu looked at the general and said it was okay. Who would believe it?
!
The soldiers who went to guard Shanmu's mansion said that Madam and Shen Ji didn't believe it!
"It's cold, go back and rest early!"
A voice came from behind and interrupted the discussion of the soldiers, which immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of the soldiers who were changing the guard. After all, if the soldiers on guard returned last night, other soldiers would definitely know, and if they didn't ask now, they would not know until the evening.
Who are you disturbing them at this time!!!
However, the dissatisfaction in his mind just emerged. The next moment, recalling this familiar voice, all the soldiers turned their heads to look at Bai Yan, who was walking out of the camp, dressed in black.
"General!"
"General!!"
One by one, the cavalry officers stood up quickly, bowed their hands in salutes, and looked embarrassed. They were relieved when they saw that Bai Yan was not angry.
"Go back and rest early!"
Bai Yan warned, with his young and honest cheeks, it is easy for people to relax their guard. If it were not for his past deeds, no one would see Bai Yan and become nervous.
Seeing Bai Yan's instructions now, the soldiers who were on guard last night lowered their heads and looked at each other, quickly raised their hands to Bai Yan, and then quickly fled from here.
"Send these bamboo slips to General Yang Yan, General Huai, General Pei, and General Kou Zhuang respectively!"
Bai Yan handed the bamboo slips in his hand to the soldiers and gave serious instructions.
"promise!"
"promise!!"
One by one, the soldiers looked at the bamboo slips handed over by Bai Yan. As Bai Yan's close confidants who had been guarding him all year round, they didn't know that Bai Yan must have stayed up late again last night.
Thinking of this, all the soldiers looked at Bai Yan with some concern. Bai Yan was good to other soldiers, and to his close confidants, needless to say, he almost always gave them opportunities to make meritorious deeds.
But for Bai Yan, they couldn't do much. Basically, the soldiers who followed Bai Yan had a feeling of "well deserved".
After all, they were by Bai Yan's side, and Bai Yan would give them money in private in the past, and he would also care for them. Even when something happened at home, Bai Yan would let them go back to visit his family.
The folks in their hometown all know that they follow Bai Yan, but whenever their parents and wives insist on repaying the general's kindness, they are speechless. They follow Bai Yan all year round, and Bai Yan is taking care of them, and they
But there may not be a chance to repay Bai Yan's kindness.
Even looking at Bai Yan's tiredness, they couldn't do anything to help him.
Inside the tent.
Bai Yan returned to the tent. Different from the cold air outside, not only was there no dampness in the tent, but there was also a warm feeling, and a trace of a woman's unique fragrance also floated inside.
Looking at Master Xu sleeping soundly on the bed, Bai Yan did not wake her up.
Bai Yan originally placed Master Xu in the city, but he never thought that Master Xu would come to the camp without preparation. Let alone the place where he lived, even the simplest toilet was inconvenient for Master Xu, so he had to live in
Inside this camp.
At least at night, when Bai Yan felt Master Xu getting up quietly, he would pretend not to wake up.
Holding Zhan Lu on the wooden stand, Bai Yan left the camp and practiced sword practice in the open space outside the camp. After a while, when he came back, he saw that Master Xu had woken up.
"General!"
Master Xu was making up the bed last night. When he saw Bai Yan, his face turned a little rosy, and then he lowered his head. When he and Bai Yan had breakfast, he looked a little uncharacteristically.
When Master Xu was about to take Bai Yan's clothes to the riverside to wash them later, with Bai Yan's close associates protecting him, he was not afraid of running into people from Chu, but at this time, he heard a voice coming from outside.
"Bai Yan, Bai Yan!"
As the noisy sounds broke the tranquility between Master Xu and Bai Yan, Xiong Qi ignored Qin Zu's obstruction and kept shouting outside the camp.
"Let the young master come in!"
Bai Yan put down his bowl and chopsticks, looked at Master Xu, and then saw a limping Xiong Qi appearing in front of Bai Yan.
When Xiong Qi saw Master Xu, his eyes were obviously a little surprised. It seemed that he didn't expect that Bai Yan actually had a beauty hiding in the tent. Unfortunately, he had thought that Bai Yan didn't like women.
But right now, Xiong Qi can't care so much.
"Bai Yan, please let me go back to Chu!"
Xiong Qi looked at Bai Yan and said, seeing that Bai Yan wanted to speak, Xiong Qi didn't care so much and quickly waved his hand to signal Bai Yan not to refuse in a hurry.
"Bai Yan, as long as you are willing to let me go back to the Chu Kingdom, I promise you that I will spare your life in the future! I am not afraid to tell you, Bai Yan, you are already dead now!"
Xiong Qi said proudly, his eyes full of determination.
Xiong Qi counted the time and realized that General Xiang Yan must have defeated the Qin army. As long as General Xiang Yan won, the Qin army in Jiaocheng would definitely return to defend Qin, and Bai Yan would soon be surrounded.
Xiong Qi didn't want to hide it from Bai Yan anymore. After all, Jing Zhi was not dead yesterday. What made Xiong Qi even more horrified was that after a whole night, none of the Qin Army trash could find Jing Zhi.
This has to make Xiong Qi think about the situation he will face if Jingzhi returns to the Chu Kingdom. I am afraid that even if Bai Yan lets him go back to the Chu Kingdom, he may not be able to return alive. Jingzhi's lineage and Jingyu's lineage
People with strong pulse will not let him go.
Now we must return to Chu State as soon as possible!
"What do you mean, Master?"
Master Xu on the side suddenly became worried when he heard what Xiong Qi said, but Bai Yan still looked at Xiong Qi calmly and asked calmly.
When Xiong Qi saw Bai Yan's appearance, he shook his head helplessly. Bai Yan was now in danger, and he didn't even know he was in a desperate situation.
"To tell you the truth, Lord Changping has already planned to rebel against Qin. King Yingzheng of Qin ordered the Qin army led by Qin general Li Xin to be defeated! But with Li Xin defeated, General Xiang Yan could attack Yingchuan in the north and march west to Shu.
We can also attack Nanyang and enter Qin along the Danjiang River. Under such circumstances, how dare the Qin army in Jiaocheng not return to defend Qin?"
Xiong Qi smiled proudly and snorted coldly. It seemed that it was Bai Yan's blessing to be able to tell Bai Yan these things. Otherwise, like Bai Yan's current situation, he was afraid that Bai Yan would not know what was going on after he was surrounded.
"Mr. Changping rebelled against Qin? Mr. Changping is our right prime minister of Qin. How could he rebel against Qin? Sir, don't talk nonsense, come here!"
Bai Yan was about to ask Xiong Qi to leave.
Xiong Qi immediately panicked. Jingzhi could not be found at the moment. If Jingzhi returned to Chu, let alone assassinating him later, his father and General Xiang Yan would exchange the Qin general for him. It is estimated that Jingzhi and others
They would all interfere with it and kill the Qin general in the Chu State, so that no one would be able to replace him. The Qin State was even furious and killed him directly.
no!
Thinking of this, Xiong Qi's face turned pale, and he even forgot about the injury on his thigh. He hurriedly stepped forward and moved it to the wooden table. Xiong Qi, ignoring the pain, quickly looked at Bai Yan with a solemn expression.
"Bai Yan, believe me, Lord Changping has really betrayed Qin. Otherwise, how could General Xiang Yan secretly leave this army? Think about it!"
Xiong Qi looked at Bai Yan and said.
"But the young master said clearly before that General Xiang Yan is..."
Bai Yan looked at Xiong Qi suspiciously, but was interrupted by Xiong Qi before he finished speaking.
"Oh, Bai Yan, I lied to you! General Xiang Yan has secretly led his troops to Juyang! If you don't put me back, no one will really save you in the future!"
Xiong Qi said to Bai Yan, his words full of anxiety.
When he led the army in the past, the young master Xiong Qi was full of pride and ambition as his father. When he was defeated, Xiong Qi was also willing to die generously. However, he was really unwilling to give up and hesitated. Yesterday, he was in the city and lived in the mansion.
During the stay, I enjoyed being served by maids and servants, eating delicious meals, good wine and good food, and seeing such beautiful women, and enjoying them in my arms.
Xiong Qi doesn’t want to die!
He was originally the son of the Chu State. He could obviously continue to live the same life as yesterday, so why should he throw away his life? Is it because the food and wine are not fragrant, or is the beauty not gentle?
"Oh, Bai Yan!"
Xiong Qi looked at Bai Yan, who frowned slightly but still looked hesitant, looking anxious.
"Bai Yan, as long as you let me return to the Chu Kingdom, I will agree to whatever you want! Even if you immediately lead the troops to leave Qufu and Jingqi, I will help you hold him back no matter what.
how?"
Xiong Qi looked helpless and looked at Bai Yan again and said.
Having said these words, it was obvious that Xiong Qi had been forced into a desperate situation, and his obsession with survival had made Xiong Qi do it at any cost.
"In the future, Bai Yan, if you want money, I will give it to you, if you want beauty..."
When Xiong Qi said this, he saw Master Xu on the side with his peripheral vision, and then instinctively pointed at Master Xu: "I can find ten women like this for you, even more beautiful ones. As long as you open your mouth,
I will certainly not refuse, what do you think?"
Xiong Qi looked expectantly and looked at Bai Yan pleadingly.
But Xiong Qi didn't notice that following his words, Master Xu, who was kneeling beside him, was stunned for a moment, and then looked at Xiong Qi with a slightly cold look.
"If the young master breaks his promise, what can Bai Yan do?"
Bai Yan's expression seemed to be worried about Xiong Qi's truth, but after hesitating, he still had some scruples.
However, when Bai Yan looked at Master Xu's side profile, it was the first time that Bai Yan saw Master Xu so angry. He turned to look at Xiong Qi, feeling some sympathy for Xiong Qi.
To be honest, it is true that Bai Yan is a general of the Qin State, but Bai Yan does not dare to offend Master Xu in private. Master Xu is a poison master, and his medical skills are not as good as those of Bian Que's disciples and some experienced doctors, but
Regarding the use of poisons, Master Xu studied poisoning in Yanmen for much longer than he studied medicine.
Bai Yan didn't know how powerful Master Xu's poison skills were now, but Bai Yan could feel that Master Xu had an extraordinary talent in using poison.
"Broken promise?"
Xiong Qi was stunned when he heard Bai Yan's worries. He had never thought of this before, but now that Bai Yan was clearly showing signs of change and seemed ready to let him go back to Chu, Xiong Qi couldn't care less about it at the moment.
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Xianyang, Qin State.
In the palace hall, Ying Zheng was handling court affairs with the civil and military officials. Suddenly, the sound of hurried footsteps broke the silence and interrupted the words of an old minister standing in the center of the hall.
"Your Majesty! Unfortunately, news came from Nanyang that Lord Changping rebelled in Yingchen. Now people in Yingchen and nearby cities have rebelled and surrendered to Chu!"
The palace guards came to the main hall and reported to Ying Zheng.
As soon as the words came out.
In an instant, Li Si, Wei Liao, Ying Kan, Wang Wan and other ministers, as well as all the civil and military officials in the court, were all stunned, and then looked at each other with shocked faces.
"What? Lord Changping rebelled!"
"How is it possible! Lord Changping rebelled in Yingchen?"
Among the hundreds of officials, whether they were civil servants or military generals, they all swallowed their saliva. They couldn't believe what they heard, and they couldn't imagine the rebellion of Lord Changping.
And in the palace hall.
When Ying Zheng heard the report from the palace guard of His Highness, his whole body froze and his pupils shrank.
Rebellion!
"Changping-kun..."
After Ying Zheng came to his senses, he stood up quickly. When he saw Han Yezhe hurriedly presented the bamboo slips, he quickly stepped forward, took the bamboo slips, and opened them.
But after reading the contents of the bamboo slips, Ying Zheng was completely panicked and became completely angry. Ying Zheng could not believe that Lord Changping actually dared to rebel, betray Qin, and betray Ying Zheng.
Recalling his previous forbearance to Chu officials, he recalled that even though he was afraid of Chu, he had no intention of killing Lord Changping. He did not even deprive him of his position, but only let Lord Changping go to Yingchen.
But Lord Changping rewarded him like this.
"Is there any news about General Li Xin?"
However, after all, Ying Zheng was a king who had experienced great storms. After being panicked and angry, the first thing Ying Zheng did was not to order the execution of people related to the Changping Jun clan, nor was it to ask if there were other officials involved in this matter.
thing.
Ying Zheng's first thought was that the Qin army led by Li Xin had entered Chu from Nanyang. It was a total of 200,000 soldiers and horses, and Yingchen was not only a place to store food and supplies for Li Xin's army, but also
It is the retreat of Li Xin's army.
If something happens to Li Xin's 200,000 troops, Nanyang, Danjiang, and Wuguan, not to mention Yingchuan, will all face crisis.
After thinking of this, Ying Zheng immediately instinctively thought of asking Wang Ben to return to the defense, and then, Bai Yan appeared in his mind in Qufu.
This is also the reason why Ying Zheng's face cannot help but turn pale. A single move can affect the whole body. Ying Zheng knows that if something happens to Li Xin's army, then Bai Yan in Qufu...
"Reporting to the King, there is no news yet!"
The palace guard had just finished speaking, but at this moment, the sound of hurried footsteps suddenly came from outside the palace again. The civil and military officials quickly looked around and saw another palace guard hurriedly approaching with a roll of bamboo slips.
Saw this scene.
All the civil and military officials fell silent and looked at each other, especially Bai Yu and Feng Jie among the generals, as well as Ying Kan, Tai Jing and others among the civil officials, their eyes full of worry.
The news of Lord Changping's rebellion came from Nanyang, and when Nanyang got the news, he would definitely order people to verify it. Once they came and went, and it was confirmed that Lord Changping was rebelling, the time needed would probably be enough to decide many things.
Right now, we have to look at whether this bamboo slip was sent by Yingchuan or where it was sent by Li Xin.