Qin Gong

Chapter 673 Ying Zheng’s hesitation and decision to go home early

Xianyang, Qin State.

Ying Zheng knelt down behind the wooden table and looked at the scrolls of bamboo slips sent from Chu. As expected, compared with the past years of turmoil in Han, with the demise of the vast Chu State, in Chu , countless forces, large and small, are still secretly fighting against Qin.

However, in January, there have been countless cases of Qin officials being killed by local forces since they first arrived in Chu. Now, in most places in Chu, there are very few cases of Qin officials being killed.

Has the local situation calmed down? Or have all those forces disappeared?

But the Qin court did not issue any edicts to govern the local area in this month!

Ying Zheng put down the bamboo slips with a hint of worry in his eyes. Looking at the quiet study, he couldn't help but think of what Bai Yan had said back then.

It is easy to conquer the state of Chu, but difficult to govern the land of Chu.

"Your Majesty, this is the bamboo slip presented by Jing Hu, the governor of Qianzhong County!"

Meng Yi wore Qin's official uniform, held a roll of bamboo slips, and presented it to Ying Zheng.

Upon hearing this, Ying Zheng took the bamboo slip and opened it, then frowned slightly.

What's more, Meng Yi glanced at Ying Zheng calmly, and did not dare to say some words. For example, when King Wu of Zhou had all the hearts of the people in the world, he could not rule the world's territory, so he divided it among the major princes, who were responsible for it. Under the leadership of the Zhou Dynasty, the territory of Qin State is now much larger than that during the period of King Wu of Zhou Dynasty, and more importantly, Qin State is not as recognized by the world as it was when the Zhou Dynasty was established.

At least Meng Yi couldn't imagine a situation where the world could be in order if only one court managed it.

Bai Yan cupped his hands towards Qi Wangjian and replied.

Therefore, when he learned that many old generals and military generals were involved in this matter, Ying Zheng did not intend to decide the matter in Guanzhong.

...............................

Ying Zheng asked.

This led to the fact that even when local officials at the county level personally led people to investigate, all the local people in the Chu area hid from and for those forces. Even the local officials and Qin officials were afraid of being punished, or He was retaliated by local forces, so he colluded with those forces.

"Meng Yi, do you think that when Qin conquers the world, it should divide it into enfeoffments or prefectures and counties?"

Thinking of this, Ying Zheng has realized that in this Jinghu bamboo slip, it is not only Jinghu's borrowing of Chu land and the mention of enfeoffment, but also the Chu family, clansmen, and military meritorious clans behind it.

"Back to King Qi, Bai Yan is indeed a disciple of Duke Jin!"

Although Qidi is far away from the Xianyang Palace and even further away from the Qin people, it is in the farthest east, but being there will save Ying Zheng a lot of pressure, a lot of troubles, and a lot of incidents.

As for whether there will be any danger in Qidi...

Ying Zheng believes in the CRRC Guards led by Zhao Gao! What's more, in Linzi, compared to the Qin State's veteran generals and military generals who commanded the Qin army's camps such as Lantian, Qianzhong, and Hexi, there was one more Qin State veteran general and military general who made Ying Zheng more powerful. Peace of mind is there.

Ying Zheng turned to Meng Yi and told him.

"Meng Yi, go tell Chang Feng and the young master that if there is news from the Qi State that the King of Qi is willing to surrender, I will take the civil and military officials of the Qin State and set off immediately to Mount Tai to enshrine the Zen!"

In the palace, Bai Yan knelt down and sat behind the wooden table, looking at Gui Hanzi opposite the wooden table. He glanced over from time to time. When he heard Qi Wangjian's words, he quickly picked up the wine cup and raised his hand to Qi Wangjian who was directly above him. Cup gestured.

In Meng Yi's eyes, looking at the current situation in the world, it would be too difficult for Qin to have only one court and Xianyang to govern the world and manage all the affairs of Han, Zhao, Wei, Chu, Yan and other places.

Whether it is land tax or population tax, the local forces will charge several percent or even several times more than the Qin tax. This has resulted in the local people's tax being beyond the reach of the post-war Chu people. It was even more powerless and even desperate than when the Chu State was there.

After two breaths, he put the bamboo slips aside. Ying Zheng realized what was going on in the Chu region. The real problem was not those forces, but those behind the Qin court who were waiting for enfeoffment and wanted to completely solve the problems in the Chu region. In the event of turmoil, the prerequisite is to decide first whether to enfeoff or prefecture.

Ying Zheng didn't look too surprised when he heard Meng Yi's words. He just fell silent and looked at the bamboo slips again.

Meng Yi looked at Ying Zheng, thought for a while, lowered his head and said softly.

"I heard that Lord Wu Lie is a disciple of Tian Jin?"

In the study room.

Qi State Linzi.

Seeing Qi Wangjian talking about things about Jin Gong with emotion on his face, Bai Yan listened silently, and from time to time he would answer a few questions from Jin Gong.

Qi Wangjian watched the wine pass for three rounds and chatted about it. If he drank any more, he would probably forget the business. So after seeing Li Fei pouring the wine, he took advantage of the drunkenness and looked at Bai Yan with a smile.

Looking at the bamboo slips of Qianzhong County Governor Jing Hu, he explained the hidden dangers of the Chu region and the rampant local forces. Officials and Qin officials were afraid of the local forces and ignored many things. Many orders of the Qin State and Qin laws could not be popularized, which made it even more difficult. What people are afraid of is that even taxes are decided by local forces.

When Qi surrendered, Ying Zheng had to go to Mount Tai, not only to offer sacrifices to the Zen, tell the world, and praise Qin's merits, but also to bring this issue to Jixia Academy, and also to bring this issue to the attention of the civil and military ministers in the DPRK. , taken away from Xianyang.

"Back to the king, Yi believes that we should implement the enfeoffment! Implement the Zhou system, enfeoff the clans, and have the clans personally lead troops to various places. Then the world will be stable! If it is a county, there will be thieves everywhere!"

Ying Zheng knew better than anyone else the veteran generals and military officers with outstanding military exploits in the court. After all, those people were the ones who assisted Ying Zheng along the way.

Enfeoffment!

"Is everyone in the entire Qin court looking forward to enfeoffment?"

After drinking, he watched Concubine Li pour wine for King Qi, and Bai Yan saw the maid pouring wine for him.

After all, the territory that could only be managed by multiple courts was now completely controlled by Qin State alone. This is too unbelievable.

With the money collected from excessive taxes and the control of local officials, the hidden power in Chu continued to grow. In this short period of time, its power had become deeply rooted in the local area, even far surpassing those old tribes who migrated to Qi.

Due to the inaction of local officials and Qin officials, the local people blamed all their resentment on the Qin court and hated Qin.

Whether it was out of trust or previous plans, Ying Zheng couldn't wait to meet those who raised the young man.

Behind these two words, there are too many implications. The Qin State is different from other vassal states. As the country with the most military meritorious families, Ying Zheng knows that once he chooses to enfeoff, in addition to the Ying clan, the military meritorious clan will also be included. To be among them, just like during the Zhou Dynasty.

But seeing how Qi Wangjian could still laugh when talking about Jin Gong, Bai Yan secretly felt sorry for Jin Gong.

Ying Zheng thought to himself.

Mentioning Jin Gong, Bai Yan felt heavy in his heart. Bai Yan remembered Jin Gong's teachings, the kindness, and the promised wine, but Bai Yan never brought it with him after he returned to Linzi.

"Today, I ordered Qianshi to find the person who buried Tian Jin. I heard that the person suddenly left Qi five years ago. It must be related to Lord Wu Lie!"

After Qi Wangjian recalled Tian Jin's incident, he looked at Bai Yan calmly, shook his head and said, as if he was telling an insignificant thing.

However, Qi Wangjian's eyes were always looking at Bai Yan.

The purpose of Qi Wangjian's words was also to tell Bai Yan that he already knew where Tian Jin was buried, and Bai Yan would definitely know.

"such a pity……"

King Qi Wang Jian said with emotion on his face, and then looked at Bai Yan.

"I am curious, can Mr. Wu Lie blame me for executing Tian Jin in the past?"

Qi Wangjian asked.

When he said this, the smile on Qi Wangjian's face disappeared, and he felt a little uneasy in his heart. But fortunately, as the king of Qi for decades, Qi Wangjian did not express what he was thinking.

"Is it also because of this matter that Lord Wu Lie didn't want to serve together?"

Qi Wangjian sighed, and after finishing speaking, he looked at the silent Bai Yan, then turned to look at Concubine Li.

"As long as Lord Wu Lie is willing to return to Qi and serve the country of Qi, and I am willing, I will personally rectify Tian Jin's name and tell the world that Tian Jin will be exempted from his crime and he will be buried as a doctor with a grand ceremony!"

Qi Wangjian looked at Bai Yan again and expressed his thoughts.

It is said that Jun Wu is joking. As a king of Qi, he has to personally deny the order he gave a few years ago. This has completely demonstrated Qi Wangjian's mid-term feelings for Bai Yan.

Looking at Bai Yan, Qi Wangjian didn't know whether Bai Yan would be willing to let go of Tian Jin's death because of this move.

"King Qi!"

Bai Yan raised his hand to salute Qi Wangjian, and then, under the gaze of Gui Hanzi, while talking to Qi Wangjian, he raised one hand to face Concubine Li. "Can Concubine Li tell you about Bai Yan's worries?"

Bai Yan raised his hand and asked, instead of answering King Qi's words, he mentioned the previous conversation between Concubine Li and him.

When he saw Qi Wangjian's brows slightly furrowed and his expression obviously unhappy, Bai Yan was not nervous. Then when he heard Qi Wangjian say, "Qi State does not need to worry about outsiders," Bai Yan seemed to have expected such an outcome, so There wasn't much debate.

Then, under the puzzled looks of Concubine Li and Qi Wangjian, Bai Yan took out a roll of bamboo slips from his sleeve pocket.

"If the King of Qi is not worried about outsiders, then if it is a Qi person, will the King of Qi be worried?"

Bai Yan held the bamboo slips in both hands, and then handed the bamboo slips to the maid beside him and asked the maid to take it to King Qi to build.

After meeting his father-in-law Tian Ding before, Tian Ding knew that Bai Yan was planning to persuade the King of Qi, so he informed Bai Yan of many secret things. Among them, the clan members headed by Tian Dan, Tian Rong and others secretly cooperated with Bai Yan. The clans of Chu and Wei, as well as the noble clans of Qi, jointly assisted the young master in promoting him and spoke out softly.

And this bamboo slip contains a lot of evidence that proves this matter.

"Qi Ren?"

When Qi Wangjian heard Bai Yan's words, he looked very puzzled, but when he saw the maid coming over with the bamboo slip, he took it anyway, opened it, and looked at the contents with Concubine Li.

Bai Yan clearly saw that Qi Wangjian's expression changed from confusion at first, to shock, and then to anger, with a livid face. Even Concubine Li looked in disbelief.

Concubine Li looked at Bai Yan very puzzled. She didn't expect that Bai Yan actually had such secret information in his hands. He had not brought it out before at the ambassador's residence.

"People from King Qi's clan have secret contacts with people from Chu and Wei! King Qi's daughter, an envoy from Qin, was suddenly assassinated in front of the palace, but there is no news about the people involved!"

Bai Yan said to Qi Wangjian, and then looked at Gui Hanzi opposite.

"Even if I want to assassinate Bai Yan, my courage is too much. This time I am killing people outside the palace. Next time..."

Bai Yan didn't say the rest of the words, but the meaning was clear enough.

There is enough evidence to prove that Tian Dan, Tian Rong and other people of the same lineage made friends with the Chu and Wei gentry in Qi, but the assassination incident happened, but no one could find out who was in charge.

I recall that the officials of Qi State were all silent in the court in the past!

"Where did you get this information?"

Qi Wangjian's old face lost the calmness he had just now, and he looked at Bai Yan with a confused look on his face and asked, his expression already a little uneasy.

After reading the bamboo slips, Qi Wangjian's only thought was to immediately send someone to catch Tian Dan and others to investigate the matter. However, when he was about to speak, Qi Wangjian reacted.

Not to mention the people of the Tian Dan lineage, the connections and influence in various parts of Qi State, even the noble families of Wei and Chu mentioned in the bamboo slips, all have broad roots.

In addition to the Qi officials in the court, it may not be easy to rashly attack Tian Dan and others. They must at least find Prime Minister Hou Sheng and discuss it carefully with Tian Xie and others.

But what Qi Wangjian didn't understand was how did Bai Yan get such secret information?

"The king of Qi, the people of Chu and Wei, all can make all the officials in Qi's court speechless, Qin also has tricks!"

Bai Yan did not give a specific answer to Qi Wangjian. Previously, Tian Ding was worried about the situation in Qi and the Tian Dan lineage was not strong, so he did not inform Qi Wangjian. Later, when he learned that Qin II had died, he was determined to let Qi exist in name only. , lurking in wait for an opportunity to recover, so he left Qi.

These matters could not be hidden from Tian Ding, and after Tian Ding left Qi State, he hesitated and finally handed over the matter to Bai Yan, perhaps hoping that Tian Dan and others would stop resisting.

"King Qi, I hope that King Qi will not let others know about today's events, otherwise trouble will definitely arise. I also ask King Qi to believe Bai Yan's words. King Qin hopes that King Qi will be well more than the people of Qi!"

Bai Yan stood up slowly and said goodbye to King Qi.

The reason for coming here is to give this scroll of bamboo slips. There are many words that Bai Yan wanted to try, but Bai Yan already knew from King Qi's words just now that Ling Shi had already been to Shuicun today and met his parents.

Thinking that his grandmother had also left the city and handed the bamboo slips to Queen Qi, Bai Yan asked King Qi to think about it.

As for the name of my mentor Jin?

After the ceremony, Bai Yan looked at Qi Wangjian calmly, "What's the use of correcting the name of a king who has subjugated his country?" Who in the world knows better than Bai Yan what will happen to King Qi Jian in the future.

Perhaps my mentor will not be rectified by King Qi, but will be regretted by future generations.

"Come here, take Lord Wu Lie out of the palace!"

Concubine Li asked the maid to take Bai Yan away.

At this time, Qi Wangjian's face was very ugly because of Bai Yan's words. From his calmness when he saw Bai Yan, to now knowing what Tian Dan and the others were doing behind the scenes, and what Bai Yan had just said about "Qin's methods".

After becoming the King of Qi for decades, this was the first time that King Qi Jian clearly felt that the Qi State was not completely under control.

For the first time, Qi Wangjian was so eager for his clan brother Tian Ding to be here, to be able to solve hidden dangers and troubles for Qi State just like before, which also made Qi Wangjian feel safe.

"Farewell!"

Bai Yan glanced at Concubine Li and bowed gratefully, then looked at Gui Hanzi. When he saw the young Gui Hanzi, his eyes were full of worry, he turned around and followed the maid out of the palace.

Outside Linzi Palace.

When Bai Yan walked out of the palace hall, he saw his cronies hurried forward and took out a roll of bamboo slips.

After taking the bamboo slips, Bai Yan opened it and looked at it. Then he realized that Li Xin had ordered someone to send news that the army would soon go south to raid Qi.

Bai Yan put away the bamboo slips and frowned slightly, calculating that he must leave Linzi City within two days.

"General, Hou Yao, the son of Hou Sheng, has visited several times today and wants to entertain the general!"

The confidant said to Bai Yan.

Bai Yan nodded, not surprised by the news that Hou Yao was looking for him. Then Hou Sheng must also want to see him and plan a way out.

"Go back home first!"

Seeing that there was still time, Bai Yan got on the carriage. Before entering the carriage, Bai Yan looked back at the Palace of King Qi.

At this time, Bai Yan had a premonition that maybe the next time he came to Qi King's Palace, Qi would be destroyed or surrendered.

The henchman got on his horse and watched Bai Yan enter the carriage, and together with other soldiers in disguise, protected the carriage and rushed to the mansion.

At dusk.

In the ambassador's residence, after Wei Lao and others learned about Li Xin's news, they discussed with Xi Cheng, Shen Lao, and Mao Jiao in the study, and finally decided that Wei Lao and Bai Yan would leave Linzi first, and Shen Lao, Xi Cheng, and Zhao Masters Qiu and Xu stayed in Linzi City and went to the prepared residence to settle down, while Mao Jiao continued to stay at the ambassador's residence.

"Teacher, are you going north?"

Bai Yan was not surprised when he heard Mr. Wei say to leave. After all, Bai Yan also knew that as the commander of the cavalry and the side cavalry, if the Qi State learned that the side cavalry and the cavalry were raiding, they would definitely arrest him and force the side cavalry and the cavalry to evacuate. .

"Why can't I live in your home first when I go north?"

Mr. Wei looked at Bai Yan angrily.

Bai Yan was confused. He didn't expect that the teacher actually wanted to go to Shuicun. But after thinking about it, this was a good way. Shuicun was just outside the city. He could know the news about Linzi quickly and respond quickly, not to mention himself. I am a native of Water Village, so as long as I wear common clothes, no one will think twice about it.

only……

"I have already asked people to bribe the people around Tian Jiu. When the news of the cavalry going south reaches Linzi, Tian Jiu will flee in panic. This is the best opportunity to take your brother to take revenge!"

A disciple is better than a master. Looking at Bai Yan's hesitant and frowning expression, Mr. Wei knew what Bai Yan was thinking and said angrily.

Tian Jia was in Linzi, Qi State. As a member of the royal family, Tian Jia was surrounded by guards. If Bai Yan wanted to take revenge secretly, he could only let Tian Jia flee for his life in a hurry and not dare to make a big splash.

"Thank you teacher!"

When Bai Yan heard what Mr. Wei said, he looked surprised, and then looked at Mr. Wei with joy.

(End of this chapter)