"Your Majesty, there is news from Nanyang County that General Bai Yan has returned to Xianyang and is now on his way!"
The eunuch's voice sounded cautiously.
Ying Zheng was looking at the bamboo slips. When he heard the eunuch's words, he immediately raised his head and looked at the eunuch, his eyes full of surprise.
Bai Yan is back?
"The Kingdom of Chu has been destroyed?"
Ying Zheng put down the bamboo slips, asked curiously, and stood up slowly.
As the king of Qin, Ying Zheng understood Bai Yan's character. When the Qin State was in greatest danger, he faced the encirclement of hundreds of thousands of Chu troops alone. Facing the Chu State's attack, Bai Yan, as the chief general of the Qin Army, followed
He did not give up the Qin army and escaped alone.
Now Bai Yan is back...
While thinking about it, Ying Zheng's heart was filled with tension. A thought that made Ying Zheng full of expectations but extremely uneasy slowly emerged in his heart, but what followed was doubt.
Even Wang Jian, Meng Wu, Li Yao, General Teng, and even all other Qin generals have personally said that Chu General Xiang Yan is not an ordinary person. No one in the world is sure about it on the battlefield, and no one dares to crotch him.
Haikou can beat Xiang Yan.
In all the countries in the world, excluding Chu, almost every general in the court frowned when he spoke of Xiang Yan. Although Bai Yan said he had a great victory over the Chu army in Puchun and killed Lord Changping, Xiang Yan and the people under Xiang Yan's command
The Chu army is the biggest support of the Chu state. According to the news, in order to quickly defeat Wang Ben, the Chu army led by Xiang Yan were all the elite of the Chu army, the elite of the Xiang family, and Shen Xi's division.
Now Bai Yan suddenly rushed back to Xianyang?
When he was puzzled, Ying Zheng suddenly saw the eunuch shaking his head.
"Your Majesty, there is no news from Nanyang County about the destruction of the Chu Kingdom..."
The eunuch said to Ying Zheng.
It's okay that the eunuch didn't say it. After saying this, Ying Zheng, who was already confused, suddenly changed his expression. Under the condition that Bai Yan would not abandon the Qin army, and knowing that the Chu Kingdom was not destroyed, there was only the last possibility.
Explain why Bai Yan returned to Xianyang.
The Qin army fought with the Chu army, and the Qin army was defeated and lost to the Chu army!
Thinking of this, Ying Zheng, the King of Qin, couldn't help but feel a little dazed. First, Li Xin defeated 200,000 soldiers and 200,000 soldiers died in the Chu Kingdom. Now Bai Yan's command has taken away the more than 100,000 Qin soldiers.
He also died in battle in Chu.
Even Ying Zheng found it a little unbearable and felt heavy inside.
But for Bai Yan, Ying Zheng knew that if Qin attacked Chu, Qin could blame others, blame any minister or official, even Ying Zheng had a lot of responsibilities that were difficult to shirk, but Bai Yan was the exception.
.
If it hadn't been for Bai Yan, when Lord Changping rebelled, Li Xin was defeated, and Wang Ben retreated, the Qin army in the east of Chu would have been doomed to be surrounded by hundreds of thousands of Chu troops led by Xiang Yan and Jing Qi.
Not to mention how the Qin army could win successive victories in the following, killing Jingqi, killing two rebel ministers, Lord Changwen and Lord Changping, and severely damaging the Chu State.
He made up his mind that Bai Yan would not be blamed for his defeat. Even the Qin court and Ying Zheng would not allow any Qin minister to use this incident to attack Bai Yan.
"It was General Bai Yan who led his troops to surround the Chu general Xiang Yan. He defeated the Chu army and beheaded Xiang Yan. Then he couldn't wait to return to Xianyang alone to report to the king in person!"
Ying Zheng's various thoughts were just for a moment. Looking at Ying Zheng, whose eyes were slightly red, a little sad, and seemingly determined, the eunuch naturally didn't know what Ying Zheng was thinking, so he kept to himself and told the rest.
come out.
In an instant.
Ying Zheng, who was still immersed in sadness and heavy-hearted, heard the eunuch's words, and his face changed instantly. He raised his eyes and looked directly at the eunuch, and his expression gradually changed.
"What?"
Ying Zheng had an expression of confusion and disbelief.
Not to mention Ying Zheng, even Meng Yi, who heard the eunuch's previous words, also thought Bai Yan was defeated, and Han Yezhe, who sent Concubine Cai away from the study and returned to the study. At this time, when they heard the eunuch's words, shock appeared on their faces.
look.
Bai Yan's great victory? Surrounded Xiang Yan and defeated the Chu army?
Not to mention Han Ye, Meng Yi was also confused, and some of them didn't react.
As a regular attendant, Meng Yi was in the study almost every day, accompanying Ying Zheng. Therefore, during this period, Meng Yi had contact with almost all the veterans and famous generals of the Qin State. He also heard about all the generals of the Qin State's views on the Chu State and their opinions on the Chu State.
Chu Jun’s views on Xiang Yan.
And without exception, no one dared to say that he could defeat Xiang Yan.
"I didn't hear you clearly! Say it again!"
Ying Zheng's expression was stiff, then he bumped his feet against the wooden table and ignored it. He gradually walked toward the eunuch step by step with excitement.
"Your Majesty, General Bai Yan defeated the Chu army and killed Chu General Xiang Yan!"
The eunuch did not dare to go against Ying Zheng's words, so he could only repeat.
However, Ying Zheng had already walked up to the eunuch, raised his hands and grabbed the eunuch's arms excitedly. He looked at the eunuch with a face full of excitement, and his expression was a little crazy and a little irrational.
"Say it again to me!"
Ying Zheng repeated it over and over again, letting the eunuch say what he just said.
Looking at the bewildered and frightened eunuch, Ying Zheng, who kept repeating the news from Nanyang County over and over again, confirming that he heard correctly, finally couldn't control it anymore, turned around and hurried over with his eyes red.
In the study room, in front of a huge map.
"Xiang Yan is dead!"
As Ying Zheng spoke, he looked at the vast territory on the map next to the Qin State and to the south of the former Korea and Zhao, the Chu State!
There was only one thought in Ying Zheng's mind. Once Xiang Yan died, all the elite Chu troops under Xiang Yan were destroyed by Bai Yan, and there was no longer any power to stop the Qin army in the Chu state.
Chu State!
Destroyed!!!
Ying Zheng looked at the rich and fertile territory of the Chu State on the huge map, and thought that in the future it would all be the territory of the Qin State. As the King of Qin, Ying Zheng's heart was filled with joyful excitement. The last wish that the previous kings had never fulfilled,
Now it will be realized in his hands, Ying Zheng.
And looking at the whole world, looking at all the countries in the Central Plains in the past, once the Chu State was destroyed, only the Qi State was left, as well as the surviving Dai Di, and the King of Yan who escaped to the north.
The world is at your fingertips, unification is just around the corner.
"Qin swallows the Central Plains and unifies the world!"
Ying Zheng opened his hands, and under the black royal robe, the unique lines showed the nobility of the King of Qin.
However, under Ying Zheng's unbelievable, seemingly dazed smile, it is not difficult to tell how long Ying Zheng has been looking forward to, waiting for, and thinking about this day.
Stand next to the map.
Ying Zheng smiled for a long time, his smile full of complexity, and his red eyes seemed to contain countless emotions.
Thinking of how Bai Yan, after leading the army to destroy Wei, followed Heaven's dream and found the Nine Provinces Cauldron, and then repeatedly made great contributions to save the Qin State in times of crisis. Now he is commanding the Qin State's army to defeat the Chu State for the Qin State and bring everything to an end.
The obstacles that prevented Qin from annexing the world.
At this time, Ying Zheng had too many things to say and too many questions to ask. He wished he could see Bai Yan immediately.
Thinking of meeting Bai Yan!
"Prepare the carriage! Prepare the carriage! Go and prepare the carriage quickly! I want to go to Wuguan in person to see Bai Yan and welcome Bai Yan back to Xianyang!"
Ying Zheng thought of Bai Yan, quickly turned his head, looked at Han Yezhe, and gave anxious instructions.
In the past, Ying Zheng was in front of many veteran generals of the Qin State. The important ministers said that when Bai Yan returns, Ying Zheng will go to Wuguan to welcome him in person.
"promise!"
When Han Ye heard what Ying Zheng said, he quickly accepted the order.
Soon, not only Meng Yi in the study, but also all the eunuchs and maids in the entire Xianyang Palace outside the study were busy.
Inside Xianyang City.
Due to the news coming from Nanyang County, the Qin officials who delivered the news in Nanyang County all knew that as the news spread rapidly along the way, and the Qin officials who finally sent the news to Xianyang could not hold back their boastfulness, they soon became in vain.
The news of Yan's return to Xianyang spread quickly.
And along with it, there was news that the Chu army was defeated and Xiang Yan died in battle!
"Impossible, absolutely impossible. General Xiang Yan is a veteran general of the Chu State. How could he be surrounded and defeated? This is absolutely false news!"
"How could Chu general Xiang Yan be defeated and killed! It's ridiculous. Xiang Yan's men are all elite Chu troops, including Shen Xi's army. Bai Yan can break the square formation, but in a head-on battle, Bai Yan can never defeat Xiang Yan!"
"What? Xiang Yan was killed, doesn't that mean that the Chu Kingdom is about to fall?"
In the streets and alleys of Xianyang City, countless people were discussing the latest news. Regarding the news of Xiang Yan's murder, every scholar from the Six Kingdoms became panicked.
The Chu State and Xiang Yan were the last comfort in the hearts of almost the vast majority of scholars who had experienced the collapse of their country, and even many scholars of the Qi State were the same.
There is still a strong Chu in the world to resist Qin, but Qin's ambition to swallow up the world will definitely be extremely difficult to realize.
However, news came now that Chu General Xiang Yan and the last army of Chu State, which was also the most elite Chu State army, were surrounded by Bai Yan and suffered all casualties. How could the scholars of the Six Kingdoms accept this?
Want to believe this.
Everyone knows that if there is no Xiang Yan, what else can the Chu State do to resist the Qin State!
"Look, the palace guards seem to be escorting Ying Zheng out of Xianyang!"
"It can't be true! Is Ying Zheng really going to Wuguan to meet Bai Yan?"
On the street, amidst the screams, the scholars and merchants of the Six Kingdoms all looked at the appearance of countless palace guards in the distance. Under the palace guards, a large number of eunuchs and maids followed the six-horse carriages and walked down the street.
Seeing this scene, the scholars and merchants on the street looked at each other one after another. A touch of worry, a touch of panic, and a touch of fear appeared in everyone's eyes.
……………………
"No matter whether Chu can be destroyed or not, Ying Zheng must be entrusted with enfeoffment!"
Under the dim main hall, several old men in Qin clothes knelt down behind the wooden table and said softly. What is surprising is that Ying Kan, who was ranked first among the officials in the Qin Dynasty, was actually sitting down instead of kneeling at this time.
Sitting behind the wooden table at the front.
"We have tested the intentions of Feng Quji, Wei Liao, Li Si and other ministers. Except for Li Si, most of the other ministers do not care too much about whether to enfeoff or continue to govern the counties."
An old man in Qinfu with gray hair in his sixties knelt behind the wooden table, raised his hand to stroke his beard, and spoke.
The white-haired old man above the main hall shook his head when he heard this.
"Li Si must not be allowed to become prime minister!"
Just as the white-haired old man finished speaking, a middle-aged man standing behind the old man sighed with regret on his face.
"Previously, Changping Lord and Changping Lord incited a group of Qin officials to rebel. Li Si, who is also from the Chu clan, was not affected at all. Ying Zheng trusted Li Si very much. If Li Si persisted in admonishing Ying Zheng, I am afraid that Ying Zheng would be blamed for Li Si's actions.
He said that he prefers counties!"
The middle-aged man said.
In the main hall.
Because of the middle-aged man's words, all the old men looked gloomy. In silence, the white-haired old man at the top looked pointedly at Ying Kan.
"Ying Kan! If you have the opportunity to test Ying Zheng someday, you and Bai Yan will be on good terms. No matter where Bai Yan is at this time, when Ying Zheng makes decisions in the future, we must ensure that Bai Yan and we are in the same boat!
"
The white-haired old man said.
"Bai Yan has a fiefdom in Luoyin. He should stand on the same boat with us and advise the king to divide the land and rule it! It's a pity that Qi State found the old man first. If there is a way in the future, the old man who wrote the book can be made.
A book of enfeoffment! With Ying Zheng’s attention to it, how can we be so worried today!”
The white-haired old man felt a little emotional. As a member of the Ying clan, he naturally knew some news about the Xianyang Palace.
Therefore, the old man knew very well that when Ying Zheng had a little leisure time, he would reread those bamboo slips day after day, in order to understand the amazing talents and strategies for protecting the country.
"Uncle Zong, don't worry!"
When Ying Kan heard the white-haired old man's words, he quickly raised his hands and saluted.
Everyone here is a relative of the Ying family, but everyone has their own family. Now they all come to Xianyang to gather together to discuss, hoping that as the territory of Qin State becomes more and more vast, it will be difficult for Qin State to govern.
Touched, Yingzheng was able to restore the old rule in territories outside the Qin's homeland, imitating the style of the Zhou Dynasty.
In this case, they, the Ying family clan members, should not worry. After Ying Zheng, the relationship between their Ying family blood and the next new King of Qin became increasingly distant.
Yingkan had no objection to this. Although Yingkan also had a fiefdom, it was only one town. In addition, the territories outside Qin were rife with bandits, making it difficult to govern. In Yingkan's heart, imitating the Zhou Dynasty was the best way.
"Ying Zheng really valued the old man who wrote the book! Although it was the people of Qi who found him, I heard that the people of Qi never invited the old man back to Qi. If we can find his whereabouts and invite him back to Qin, then we should How nice!”
A thin old man opposite Ying Kan said thoughtfully. Looking at Ying Kan, the thin old man was about to continue what he said. Suddenly, he saw a hurried figure running outside the main hall.
Under the gaze of everyone in the main hall, a young man hurriedly came into the main hall.
"Ying Duo, when did you get so panicked?"
An old man asked curiously, looking at the descendants of his clan who could be brought here, the young Ying Duo is naturally a key person in the clan to train.
"Your Majesty~! Your Majesty~! Your Majesty has already set off and is leaving Xianyang!"
Ying Duo said breathlessly.
Hearing Ying Duo's words, everyone in the main hall looked surprised. Many old men looked at each other. Even Ying Kan behind the wooden table was a little confused.
"Why did the king leave Xianyang?"
Ying Kan looked at the others in confusion.
Ying Zheng left Xianyang, but Ying Kan didn't know any information about this matter.
Just when everyone was confused, Ying Duo took a deep breath, looked at Ying Kan, and then looked at the other old men.
"It's Bai Yan's great victory! News came from Nanyang County. Bai Yan led his troops to surround the Chu army, defeated the Chu army, and beheaded Xiang Yan! Now he has returned to Xianyang! On the way, I heard that the king is going to personally Go and welcome Bai Yan back to Qin!"
Ying Duo said, his eyes full of shock.
Previously, everyone, not just them, but also the people of Xianyang and the people of the Six Kingdoms, as well as people in Yueyang, Yongcheng, and other places, did not believe that Bai Yan could defeat Xiang Yan.
As a result, now that Xiang Yan is dead, Bai Yan is already on his way back to Xianyang.
"What?"
"What?"
"Is Xiang Yan dead? The Chu army was defeated?"
In the main hall, everyone, regardless of age or age, looked surprised after hearing what Ying Duo said. They stood up in astonishment and looked at Ying Duo in disbelief.
the other side.
They are both in Xianyang City, but very far away from Bai Yu's mansion.
Following the servant's hurried report, Bai Yu, Uncle Bai and others who were drinking tea with Hu Wujing all froze on the spot. The tea cup in Bai Yu's hand fell onto the wooden table in his hand, making a sound.
The three people who woke up looked at each other in astonishment.
No one dared to imagine this news, but they heard from the servants that Bai Yan was already on his way back, and that the king had already left Xianyang in a carriage to welcome Bai Yan back to Xianyang.
This had to convince the three of them that the matter was true.
"I'll tell dad!"
After Uncle Bai came to his senses, he stood up quickly and hurriedly left the study.
Bai Yu and Hu Wujing looked at each other, and then they also stood up.
In the courtyard.
Under the still chilly cold wind, Bai Yingxue was holding a sharp sword. With her graceful and slender figure, she kept waving the sword. Not far away, Bai Junzhu, who was looking at the bamboo slips, suddenly noticed his uncle approaching in a hurry.
Bai Junzhu, who didn't understand what happened, put away the bamboo slips. Bai Yingxue also noticed his uncle's arrival and put away the sharp sword in his hand.
"We'll leave for Bashang later!"
Uncle Bai said happily when he saw Bai Junzhu and Bai Yingxue. He looked at the two girls who didn't understand, and then looked at Bai Junzhu with a smile.
"Bai Yan defeated the Chu army and killed the Chu general Xiang Yan. Now he is on his way back. The king has left the city and wants to greet Bai Yan in person!"
Uncle Bai told me the reason.
In the courtyard.
Hearing Uncle Bai's words, under the cool breeze, Bai Junzhu, who would make people feel dignified and cold inadvertently, was startled.
He is back!
Knowing that the young man was coming back, Bai Junzhu couldn't help but think of the young man's departure in the past.
When he learned that King Qin Yingzheng was going to greet Bai Yan in person, Bai Junzhu couldn't help but be surprised. Bai Yan seemed to be the first person in the Qin Kingdom to receive such attention.
Such glory is rare in ancient and modern times
"Now, countless merchants and scholars in the city are going to witness it. Just now, your uncle and grandfather and I made some speculations. Based on Bai Yan's character, we guessed that the king does not need to go to Wuguan. When he is in Bashang,
You should see Bai Yan soon!"
Uncle Bai looked at Bai Junzhu's appearance and couldn't help but smile. Then he looked at Bai Yingxue, who was holding a sword in his hand and with a trace of sweat on his forehead. He looked at Bai Yingxue's fair and pretty face, which was full of distraction.
"Yingxue, you go and wash up immediately. When Bai Yan comes back this time, the king personally goes to greet him. It's rare since ancient times. I'm lucky to be able to see this scene with my own eyes! Scholars and merchants from all countries left one after another.
Xianyang, go and see Bai Yan return!"
Uncle Bai urged Bai Yingxue.
After hearing this, Bai Yingxue came back to her senses and nodded quickly. Thinking of the figure of the young man in her mind, for some reason, she suddenly felt a little nervous and a little expectant.
expect?
Her beautiful eyes turned unnaturally and glanced at the beautiful eldest sister beside her. Bai Yingxue quickly comforted herself. The reason why she had the slightest expectation was to confirm whether that person was still as ordinary as before.
It must be that many women in the past admired me because they had never seen me before. This must be the case!
Thinking of this, Bai Yingxue breathed a sigh of relief and quickly ran away with her beloved sword in her arms.
There seems to be records that after Li Xin's defeat, Ying Zheng asked Wang Jian to come out of the mountain and gave Wang Jian 600,000 troops and horses, and even sent them to Ba Shang himself.
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