In the cell, Qu Zizhao leaned against the rigid wall and sat slumped with tears in his eyes, surrounded by hay with a smoky smell.
If given the chance, even if Qu Zizhao was beaten to death, he would not follow Jigu on his mission to Suiyang City.
That damn Qin general Bai Yan was so shameless. The two armies were fighting and he dared to imprison the envoy. Was he planning to cut off all retreats? Isn't Bai Yan not afraid? When Bai Yan wants to ask for peace in the future, Chu
The army also treated Qin's envoys in the same way.
"Junzi, no matter what, Kogu will find a way to let you go back!"
Kugu turned his head and said, and after finishing speaking, he held Huang Ye's back with one hand, holding herbs at the same time, and applied medicine to Huang Ye's wound.
"You shouldn't have come!"
Huang Ye's face was pale, as if he was dying, and it was very difficult to even open his eyes and talk to Ji Gu.
Kogu shook his head.
"Qin is attacking Chu, and Kogu is a minister of Chu, so he should serve Chu. Although he has no ability to fight against other states, he still has the integrity to sacrifice his life!"
Kogu said, and then motioned to Huang Ye to rest first and stop talking.
Looking at the green herbs placed on the cloth on the ground, I remembered that my nephew had said that this herb was an extremely rare chronic poison. The poisoner could not detect it. He was buried after half a year, which was the same as the poison that had been used to murder the king since ancient times.
Poison has the same effect but different approaches.
"General Huang Ye, be patient!"
Ji Gu stretched out his hand and took the herb in his hand. After looking at Huang Ye who looked at him with a grateful expression, he took the herb without hesitation and placed it on the wound. Then he carefully applied the herb all over the wound without missing any part.
a place.
After doing all this, Kugu just used his hands to tear off a piece of cloth from the corner of his clothes and tied up Huang Ye's wound.
While applying the invisible herb, Kogu thought, no wonder even he was startled by Xiang Yan's poisonous smoke, but in the end, Yan'er didn't fall into the trap at all. It turned out that there was an expert beside Yan'er.
But why didn't I realize when I was a kid that Yan'er was so sinister and deceitful?
Looking at Huang Ye's grateful eyes, Kogu's heart was full of complaints about his little nephew. He could even do the thing of giving herbal medicine but not cloth. If he hadn't learned about his nephew's purpose, even Kogu
Everyone would think that Bai Yan just wanted to apply some herbs at will.
Looking at Huang Ye lying on the ground, Xiao Gu also felt that Huang Ye was really wronged! In terms of skills, Huang Ye was really not bad. He was good at everything when marching and forming formations. When fighting with the Wei State, Huang Ye never lost a battle. Huang Ye's ability
, all the generals in the Chu State's court knew that he was really a famous general, but it was a pity that he met his nephew, who never led troops according to common sense.
If Pengcheng was unjust in the first battle, then being captured this time, Huang Ye was even more unjust. But speaking of it, if he hadn't been blinded by hatred, and if Huang Ye hadn't always wanted to kill Bai Yan with his own hands, he wouldn't have been hit by an arrow and captured.
battlefield.
This also made Kogu feel that Huang Ye was not bad in ability, but his heart was not deep enough after all. He could bear the praise of the world, but he could not bear the hatred of outsiders with a few frivolous words and humiliation.
This reminded Kogu of his nephew's childhood.
After coming back to his senses and looking at Huang Ye's dry lips, which showed that he had obviously never eaten, Kogu stood up and walked to the wooden railing of the cell.
"Go and call your generals and bring some food over. If General Huang Ye has an empty stomach, how can he heal his wounds? If General Huang Ye has an accident, don't think about food!"
Jigu said to the Qin soldiers guarding the cell outside.
However, the only people who answered Kogu were the Qin soldiers who responded with mocking faces, and then looked away without saying a word.
When Kogu saw this, his expression suddenly became angry.
the other side.
Prince Sheng and Tian Ding, who were also in the same mansion in Suiyang City, were also greatly surprised when they learned that Bai Yan had detained the Chu army envoy.
"Why did Bai Yan detain the envoy? And he wanted to use Huang Ye in exchange for grain and grain for the Chu army? Just think about it and you will know that Xiang Yan will never agree."
Young Master Sheng frowned and shook his head.
At this time, Gongzi Sheng was almost sure that Bai Yan was just wishful thinking. In the current situation, he knew that Xiang Yan would never give grain to Bai Yan. It seemed that Bai Yan was really anxious, and even after such delusion, he knew that Xiang Yan would never give grain to Bai Yan.
Everything needs to be tried.
"Grain millet!"
Tian Ding stood up and slowly walked to the study door. Through the door, he looked at the sky outside the eaves.
After learning about Bai Yan's plan, Tian Ding's first reaction was the same as that of Gongzi Sheng. He never thought that Xiang Yan would agree to give grain to the Qin army at such a critical moment. Now the cold wind is biting and winter is approaching.
No one knows when the heavy snow will come.
If Suiyang City is not captured before the heavy snow comes, then Xiang Yan will definitely be trapped in a cocoon once he gives food to the Qin army.
Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for Xiang Yan to agree!
"But Bai Yan, why are you still doing this?"
Tian Ding frowned and murmured softly, his words full of confusion.
Tian Ding, who knew Bai Yan well, no longer regarded Bai Yan as the son of a farmer who buried corpses in Qi State. Since Bai Yan did this, he must have Bai Yan's reasons. If he did not participate in it, he would be just like the rest of the world.
Can see the surface.
Just like in the past when Qin attacked Zhao and Li Mu died in battle, facing Jingxing where the elite Zhao army was garrisoned, in the eyes of the world, Bai Yan led the Qin army soldiers across the river, fought with their backs and cut off their retreat. In this way, the Qin army was united as one
, in order to defeat the Zhao army.
But Tian Ding, who knew a lot about what happened, knew clearly that Bai Yan's defeat of Jingxing was far from being as simple as it seemed. Bai Yan had a plan behind it.
So now...
"Sir, Tian Ding goes to see Bai Yan!"
Tian Ding turned his head and said to Gongzi Sheng. Seeing how Gongzi Sheng quickly stood up when he learned that he was going to see Bai Yan, Tian Ding almost didn't need Gongzi Sheng to speak to know that Gongzi Sheng also wanted to go together.
Seeing this, Tian Ding shook his head and signaled that Gongzi Sheng should not go together at this time.
"Master, wait here for a moment!"
Tian Ding advised.
Young Master Sheng looked at Tian Ding's appearance, thought for a moment, sighed and nodded.
Suiyang City.
In the general's mansion, when Tian Ding came to the mansion alone and asked to see Bai Yan, he was summoned and followed the servants into the mansion. Unexpectedly, in the courtyard, he saw Young Master Zhen leaving in a hurry.
"Master!"
Tian Ding has been busy with Young Master Sheng to discuss persuading Bai Yan. Tian Ding could not concentrate on taking care of Young Master Zhen. Unexpectedly, he saw Young Master Zhen in Bai Yan's mansion right now.
With doubts, Tian Ding saluted Young Master Zhen, but because he was an elder, the etiquette was that of an elder.
Not to mention that Young Master Zhen is only the Young Master of Qi State, even if the Young Master is promoted or Young Master Zhen succeeds to the throne in the future, Tian Ding will still be their uncle. Anyone who sees him as King of Qi will call him Uncle.
"Uncle Zong!"
When Gongzi Zhen saw Tian Ding, he was startled, his face changed, and then he came back to his senses. He kept saluting Tian Ding with a smile on his face, his eyes were a little dodgey, and he seemed to have a guilty conscience.
Tian Ding was a little puzzled, but then the servant said that Bai Yan was waiting in the study. Tian Ding didn't ask any more questions. After saluting Mr. Zhen, he followed the servant to the study.
Upon seeing this, Gongzi Zhen breathed a sigh of relief when he looked at Tian Ding's back, turned around and hurriedly left the yard.
Next to the wooden table in the study room of the mansion.
Bai Yan looked at the bamboo slips and when he saw Tian Ding arriving, he put down the bamboo slips and stood up to salute. After Tian Ding returned the salute, Bai Yan motioned for Tian Ding to sit down.
"Master Tian is here for this trip, but why?"
Bai Yan looked at Tian Ding and asked. At this time, he saw Master Xu coming to the side. He knelt down beside him obediently and poured tea for himself and Tian Ding.
Seeing Master Xu lowering his head in fear, Bai Yan couldn't help but smile. Ever since he returned to Qi State, he didn't know what happened between Master Xu and Tian Feiyan. Master Xu was a bit confused about things and people involving Tian Feiyan.
nervous.
You know, Master Xu is a poison master! Even the Baiyue wizard who was enshrined by Xiang Yan in the clan seemed to be overestimating his abilities when he played poison in front of Master Xu.
And Tian Feiyan, who has no ability and is full of scheming, can suppress Master Xu like this. This is something that neither Bao nor Zhao Qiu can do.
"I heard that the general plans to exchange Chu general Huang Ye with Xiang Yan for food?"
Tian Ding glanced at Master Xu, then looked at Bai Yan, asked curiously, and directly stated his intention.
After Master Xu poured the tea, he slowly stood up and placed the teapot next to the charcoal stove not far from the room. The cold wind was howling outside. It was rare that the Chu army did not attack today. Bai Yan was able to go back to his house to rest, just like he did year after year in the past.
What Master Xu wanted to do was to have a cup of hot tea when Bai Yan wanted to drink tea.
But when he looked at the room from the corner of his eye, beside the wooden table, the middle-aged man sitting on his knees opposite Bai Yan, Tian Ding!
Tian Feiyan’s father! A royal family member of Qi State!
To be honest, if this Tian Ding had not come with the two young masters of Qi State, Mr. Sheng and Mr. Zhen, in order to protect Master Xu of Bai Yan, he would definitely not mind. It would be like poisoning Xiong Qi.
Unknowingly, he poisoned these three people to coerce Qi State into sending troops to help Bai Yan.
But recalling that when he was in Luoyin, Tian Feiyan showed Bai Yan the wound, took off the cloth wrapped around the wound, smelled it at Bi Jian, and then asked Bai Yan who gave the medicine.
At that time, Bai Yan said it was her. When Tian Feiyan heard this, he glanced at her without any trace. Master Xu still can't forget it. That look seemed to have seen through her. Just when she was scared, Tian Feiyan
He nodded and said that he was indeed a disciple of Bian Que, and threw the cloth aside with a look of disgust.
At that time, no one present knew it, not even Bai Yan.
Afterwards, Tian Feiyan privately ordered someone to secretly give her a piece of paper...
Think of this.
Master Xu's beautiful eyes couldn't help but turned to look at Bai Yan's profile. Master Xu knew that in Qi State, that woman who was as beautiful as Mrs. Zhao Qiu and whose talents were unfathomable was also waiting for Bai Yan to return to Qi State.
.
Looking at Bai Yan, just like when he was in front of his mother's grave, Master Xu joked to himself that he might like any man, whether that man was a commoner, a scholar, an official, or even a general, Master Xu would not feel it.
Since I am so humble, even if I am a concubine, I will not feel that I am not as good as other women.
But only next to Bai Yan, Master Xu was not sure about having a concubine.
Sometimes Master Xu also wonders why he doesn't like a different man, a talented and capable man to admire.
But after thinking for a long time, Master Xu didn't know the answer. The only clear thing was that she had never deliberately liked Bai Yan, but she didn't know when, she could no longer tolerate other people in her eyes.
Turning her head to look at the stove, looking at the charcoal fire emitting heat, Master Xu's eyes were full of the scenes she had spent with Bai Yan. Those were her most precious memories, memories that belonged to her alone.
In the study room.
The fire was strong and Bai Yan, who was sitting in front of the wooden table, heard Tian Ding's question and did not refute, but nodded.
"The Qin army is short of food!"
Bai Yan even said this in front of Tian Ding without any scruples.
"But Xiang Yan will never agree to this, and General Bai will never know that Xiang Yan will refuse!"
Tian Ding looked straight at Bai Yan and said softly, then thought about it, raised his hand and saluted Bai Yan.
"Looking at the general's actions in leading troops in the past, I wonder if the general can tell Tian Ding what the general's plans are? Solve Tian Ding's confusion!"
Tian Ding sighed.
In Suiyang City at this time, Tian Ding could not go anywhere, so he came to see Bai Yan and wanted to know what Bai Yan was planning. Tian Ding knew better than anyone else that Bai Yan was not a fool. As a general of the Qin State,
, Bai Yan, now the commander of more than 100,000 and nearly 200,000 Qin troops, must have a conspiracy behind every move he makes.
This is Tian Ding's intuition, and he is very certain.
"I have already answered Mr. Tian, what Bai Yan wants is food!"
Bai Yan listened to Tian Ding's inquiry and said again.
Tian Ding frowned when he heard this, smiled, then put away his smile, looked at Bai Yan and shook his head slightly.
"Grain! Xiang Yan will never give it to the general. If General Bai wants to get grain from Xiang Yan, it would be better for General Bai to use deception to get grain from the hands of Young Master Sheng!"
Naturally, Tian Ding would not believe Bai Yan's words, and also compared it to Bai Yan, saying that as long as Bai Yan agreed to the promotion of the young master, the young master would definitely not be stingy in exchanging grain and millet for Bai Yan to return to Qi.
But after finishing speaking, Tian Ding suddenly saw a faint smile on Bai Yan's face.
Tian Ding was a little confused and didn't understand what this meant. He said that Bai Yan might as well agree to Young Master Sheng in exchange for food and grass. Why did Bai Yan laugh? Young Master Sheng didn't agree to Bai Yan...
A moment.
Tian Ding's pupils shrank, and he suddenly thought of seeing Young Master Zhen leaving in a hurry just now in the courtyard.
"Young Master Zhen has agreed to deliver food to the general?"
Tian Ding looked at Bai Yan with a solemn expression. At this moment, Tian Ding could no longer bear the worry in his heart. When he saw Bai Yan nodding, Tian Ding thought of Young Master Sheng leaving and sending food to Bai Yan after returning to Qi State.
How can I still sit still after the consequences?
But at this time, Bai Yan suddenly spoke.
"Bai Yan has ordered hundreds of horsemen, armed with armor and swords, to escort Master Zhen all the way back to Qi!"
Bai Yan told Tian Ding not to chase him. When Tian Ding's carriage returned to the mansion and ordered people to chase him, Master Zhen had already left the city and he didn't know how far he had gone.
"Thanks to the Chu army's night attack last night. The Chu army's actions frightened Master Zhen! However, Mr. Tian and Master Sheng were unwilling to return to Qi. Master Zhen was forced to come to Bai Yan for help!
"
Bai Yan took the tea cup, blew on the hot air after speaking, drank the tea slowly, and then couldn't help but smile.
To be honest, from beginning to end, Bai Yan never thought that Young Master Zhen was so afraid of death.
What’s more, I didn’t expect that Young Master Sheng would actually bring such a brother who was afraid of death to Suiyang City!
Sincerity! Bai Yan has seen it, but Young Master Sheng doesn’t care about Young Master Zhen’s feelings, or even his life or death. Naturally, Young Master Zhen has to find a way to escape on his own.
"How much grain and grain did Master Zhen promise to give to the Qin army?"
Tian Ding's eyes were full of anger, and there was even a flash of murderous intent in his eyes. Others might not be able to see it, but Bai Yan, who was killing people on the battlefield, would definitely see it wrong.
"Young Master Zhen is not a young master, but with his ability, the most he has raised in Qi is only enough to support the army for half a month!"
Bai Yan said to Tian Ding.
Half a month's supply of grain and grain was of great help to the current situation of being surrounded by the Chu army, but it was not something that could change the situation. Therefore, when Bai Yan told Tian Ding, he also told Tian Ding.
Watching Master Xu bring the teapot to the tea field, Bai Yan looked at Tian Ding. After he breathed a sigh of relief and his eyes calmed down, he asked Tian Ding to sit down.
"If Mr. Tian doesn't believe Bai Yan this time and is asking Xiang Yan for food, how about we make a bet?"
Bai Yan looked at Tian Ding and saw Tian Ding frowning after hearing the words. Bai Yan told him his purpose.
"If Bai Yan can get grain from Xiang Yan, Master Tian will promise Bai Yan something. On the contrary, if Bai Yan can't get grain, Bai Yan will promise Master Tian something!"
Bai Yan said, looking at Tian Ding with serious eyes.
Tian Ding looked at Bai Yan with a suspicious look on his face. To be honest, if Tian Ding had guessed that Bai Yan had an ulterior motive before, then looking at Bai Yan's appearance now, Tian Ding couldn't help but become confused.
Could it be that Bai Yan's goal is really grain?
But how could Xiang Yan give grain and millet to Bai Yan at this time because of Huang Ye, even if Huang Ye was a famous general of Chu State?
"What's the matter?"
Tian Ding looked at Bai Yan.
Under Tian Ding's gaze, Bai Yan shook his head.
"Whatever!"
Bai Yan replied.
The study became quiet. Bai Yan's calmness left Tian Ding puzzled. However, Bai Yan's promise was very tempting. He could completely solve the wish of King Qi once and for all, the desire of Young Master Sheng, and the secret that Tian Ding had always buried.
The guilt in my heart.
However, Tian Ding knew Bai Yan well. If it was something he was not sure about, Bai Yan would never make such a promise.
When the Qin army was encircling and suppressing, how could Xiang Yan agree to Bai Yan? In his thoughts, Tian Ding sighed, his eyes filled with confusion.
"If Master Tian is worried, he should not gamble with Bai Yan. However, Bai Yan still hopes that Master Tian can take Young Master Sheng out of Suiyang City. If Young Master Sheng insists on not leaving, please don't come to see Bai Yan again! Disturbing the morale of the army before the battle.
, Bai Yan is not surprised, he already wanted to be friends with Qin and Qi, and he wanted to treat Master Tian and the Qi State with courtesy."
Bai Yan said.
The hot tea on the wooden table in front of him was slightly heated. Bai Yan looked at the gap in the wooden window. Outside, the cold wind was biting, and tens of thousands of soldiers were inside the city. Outside the city, there was Xiang Yan commanding nearly 200,000 Chu.
The national army.
The Chu army will definitely attack the city tomorrow!
"Okay! Just bet!"
Tian Ding considered that the prince's promotion would drag on, and asked Bai Yan to return to Qi, but there was no hope. He thought that King Qi was still waiting in the Linzi palace, and thought of the guilt he felt for King Qi in his heart, and for those fellow ministers who were determined to resist Qin.
There is also Young Master Zhen who has returned to Qi.
Tian Ding agreed to Bai Yan's bet! Tian Ding knew that Bai Yan was plotting against him, especially that he deliberately told the story about Prince Zhen leaving and promising to send food and grain to the Qin army, just to make him anxious and want to return to Qi to stop Prince Zhen.
Looking at Bai Yan across the wooden table, Tian Ding didn't believe it and couldn't think of any reason why Xiang Yan would agree to give the grain to Bai Yan.
She is not very good at describing women with swords. She has been criticized many times. In the book, Master Xu is not as beautiful as Bao and Zhao Qiu, and her medical skills are not as good as those of Tian Feiyan, who studied under Bian Que. Even her skills cannot be made public, otherwise it will
It's disgusting. Master Xu's talent, just like Master Xu's feelings for Bai Yan, is no weaker than anyone else, but it makes Master Xu feel inferior because his talent is poisonous.
Daidao is determined to write about the characters in it, but the writing is always not very satisfactory. Just like Master Xu, there is not much space and the description is unsatisfactory. Daidao thanks all the book friends for their continued tolerance, thank you all!
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