Qin Gong

Chapter 693 Liu Meng's Resentment
"The Qin Dynasty unified the country under the rule of law, but it was not the old Qin Dynasty. The territory was thousands of miles, the household registration was tens of millions, and the laws were different from the old ones..."

Bai Yan was in his mansion, holding an ink pen and writing words on a bamboo slip, word by word.

Bai Yan had already received the news sent by Ying Zheng. With the demise of Han and its becoming Yingchuan County of Qin, and Wei becoming Dongjun and Dangjun of Qin, the time required for correspondence and business trips between Xianyang and Linzi has been greatly reduced.

The content of the letter is nothing more than two requests, one is to destroy Qi, and the other is the old man who is more important than destroying Qi. Ying Zheng instructed Bai Yan to send the old man to Xianyang at any cost.

Seeing Ying Zheng's request, Bai Yan knew that the impostor old man must be sent to Xianyang as soon as possible, and there was not much time to waste.

Before sending the old man to Xianyang, Bai Yan decided to give him a big gift to confirm his identity as the author of the book.

That is to modify the Qin law.

The Qin law was easy to explain. After Qin annexed the world, its territory became increasingly vast and its population grew. With the demise of Qi, Qin's enemies were reduced to nomadic tribes in the north and the Baiyue in the south.

At this time, it would be extremely inappropriate to govern the world according to Qin laws. The simplest way to deal with it is military service.

There are not many enemies, but we have to stockpile dozens of times more troops. This is undoubtedly a waste of arable land and adds a burden to the household registration system. This is not only not conducive to people's lives, but also to the country as the labor force for farming decreases.

Once the common people can no longer survive, they will be exploited by the nobles with ulterior motives.

Therefore, Qin law can be appropriately modified.

In the study room.

Bai Yan put down his ink pen and gently picked up the bamboo slips in his hands.

Qin Law is the foundation of the Qin State. Although the Qin kings of all dynasties have made slight modifications to the Qin Law, Bai Yan is not sure whether Ying Zheng is willing to modify the Qin Law this time.

However, since Ying Zheng is so anxious to meet this old man, as long as the old man presents the bamboo slips personally, Ying Zheng will definitely consider it.

Thinking of this, Bai Yan waited until the ink on the bamboo slips dried, then he put them away and took up the scroll of the Enfeoffment Order that he had copied earlier, and had someone deliver it to the old man later.

"General! Outside the mansion, Yunyang Jun wants to see you!"

Niu came into the study, looked at Bai Yan, and raised his hand to greet him.

"Mr. Yunyang?"

When Bai Yan heard Niu's words, his brows slightly frowned. When he was in Qin State, Bai Yan had heard of this Yunyang Jun, but he had never seen him, and they had never had any intersection.

Why is Yunyang Jun in Linzi right now and wants to see me?

"Please enter the mansion and order the maid to prepare wine and food!"

Bai Yan said to Niu.

Watching Niu turn around and leave, Bai Yan took the bamboo slips and put them on the wooden shelf, then walked out of the study.

In the courtyard.

As soon as Bai Yan arrived at the corridor, he saw Niu coming up with several old men in Qin costumes.

"Wu Liejun!"

The leader, Yunyang Jun, is already over sixty years old, but fortunately he has practiced martial arts. Although his hair is half white, he still looks energetic.

Behind Yunyang Jun Ying Dan, there were three old men and a man in his thirties. One of the old men had been seen by Bai Yan before, and that was Ying Chu, whom he had met once in the Bai family.

"Win back, meet Lord Wu Lie!"

"Ying Pi, meet Lord Wu Lie!"

"Ying Huai, meet Lord Wu Lie!"

After the old man Ying Chu saluted, the other two old men and a man in his thirties named Ying Huai also saluted Bai Yan.

They are all people with the surname Ying!
Almost instantly, Bai Yan's heart paused, and he immediately guessed the general purpose of these people's visit.

"Bai Yan, nice to meet you all! I didn't know you were coming, I'm sorry for not coming to greet you!"

Although Bai Yan sighed inwardly, his expression did not show the slightest bit. Instead, he smiled and returned the greetings to everyone.

"No!"

Yunyang Jun smiled and waved his hand, then told Bai Yan that Bai Yan had saved Ying Xi in the past, but they had never found a chance to thank Bai Yan, so it was the people of the Ying family who were rude.

As everyone was laughing and being polite to each other, Niu stood aside and watched Bai Yan interact with these Ying clan members.

In the main hall.

As Bai Yan took Yunyang Jun and others to their seats, after some pleasantries, everyone congratulated Bai Yan, congratulating him for pacifying the State of Qi and making another great contribution.

The crowd kept cheering until the food and drinks were served.

"I think that when Wu Lie Jun entered Qin as a general, Qin conquered the world. Compared with the Zhou Dynasty, the achievements made by Wu Lie Jun are not inferior to those of Tai Gong!"

As Yunyang Jun was speaking, he changed the subject and, following his previous praise of Bai Yan, brought the topic to the Zhou Dynasty and Jiang Taigong. Looking at the humble Bai Yan in front of him, Yunyang Jun smiled.

"Bai Yan dare not. Fortunately, I have generals under my command who are all capable and good at fighting! Bai Yan's achievements today make me feel ashamed of the hundreds of thousands of soldiers' corpses, and I feel ashamed of the king's trust. When talking about achievements, Bai Yan feels ashamed, and when talking about Qin, Bai Yan feels even more ashamed!"

When Bai Yan heard Yun Yangjun's words, he put away his smile, raised his hand to salute Yun Yangjun, and spoke softly.

"To be honest with Lord Yunyang, when Bai Yan was surrounded by the Chu army led by Xiang Yan and Jing Qi in Chu, he had already thought about returning to Qin and resigning from his post to live in seclusion!"

Bai Yan said bluntly.

"what?"

"Resign and retire?"

After hearing Bai Yan's words, not only Ying Hui and Ying Chu, but even Yunyang Jun Ying Dan were all shocked. They turned their heads in astonishment, looked at Ying Pi, and then looked at Bai Yan in disbelief.

"Since the Zhou Dynasty, the world has been divided for 800 years. Now the world belongs to Qin. As a meritorious official, why does Lord Wu Lie want to retire?"

Yunyang Jun frowned and looked at Bai Yan with confusion. He could not understand what Bai Yan said at all. In his eyes, Bai Yan was either depressed or telling lies. But looking at Bai Yan's expression and tone, there seemed to be no falsehood at all.

Could it be that you are worried...

Thinking of this, a sentence instinctively emerged in Yunyang Jun's mind: When the birds are all gone, the bows are put away; when the rabbit is dead, the running dog is prosperous!

The more Yunyang Jun thought about it, the more he felt that he had roughly guessed Bai Yan's concerns.

"Bai Yan is from Shui Village in Qi. This matter must be known to everyone. When Lord Yunyang came to Qi, he must have heard about it!"

Bai Yan looked at Yunyang Jun and the others and said, seeing that they all nodded in agreement, he sighed and continued to explain: "If it weren't for the humiliation in the past, Bai Yan would not have entered Qin. Now that I have been fortunately granted the title of noble, Bai Yan has no regrets. The disputes in the court are not what Bai Yan likes!"

After Bai Yan finished speaking, he seemed not to want to talk about this topic anymore. After Master Xu and other maids arrived, Bai Yan watched Master Xu pour wine for him. Then he picked up the wine cup and toasted Yunyang Jun and the others.

Bai Yan's words clearly exceeded the expectations of Yunyang Jun and his companions. Seeing that Bai Yan really wanted to resign, they looked at each other and finally decided not to ask Bai Yan to submit a petition for enfeoffment.

Some words still need to be spoken according to the occasion, especially since Bai Yan's title, status in Qin, and the power he holds are all extremely important.

Let a person who has already thought of leaving the Qin court write a letter to Ying Zheng requesting him to divide the country. Not to mention Ying Zheng, even a three-year-old child could see that something was wrong.

"When I heard about Lord Wu Lie, I was furious. I never thought that there would be such a despicable person in the world-famous Qi. His evil heart is shameful. I would rather kill him than be ashamed..."

Ying Huai, who was in his thirties, was full of vigor and vitality. He might not have killed many people, but in terms of superiority, Ying Huai, who was born into the Ying family, was a person who clearly distinguished between love and hate. When he heard Bai Yan mention the rumors, Ying Huai spoke directly and bluntly.

"Ying Huai!"

When Yunyang Jun Yingdan heard Ying Huai's words, he tilted his head slightly and scolded him.

Ying Huai calmed down after seeing his uncle's expression, but his face was still obviously indignant, as if he had been enduring what he had just said for a long time.

"As a farmer in a mountain village, I don't have much experience. Although I have made mistakes, every time Bai Yan wants to vent his anger, he often thinks of the teachings of the elders! The love of parents!"

Bai Yan looked at Ying Huai with gratitude.

When saying that he had no intention of killing the villagers, Bai Yan did not say any profound truth, nor did he say how upright and moral he was. Instead, he attributed the reason to his parents and grandmother.

"Indeed!"

When Yunyang Jun Ying Dan heard Bai Yan's words, he smiled and nodded. When he saw Ying Huai thinking for a few moments and nodding in agreement, he breathed a sigh of relief.

After thinking for a while, Yunyang Jun pretended to remember something and suddenly looked at Bai Yan.

"I heard that the King of Qi has found the old man who wrote the book! Now that the King of Qi has surrendered, the old man is in Linzi City?"

Yunyang Jun asked, seeming to be very curious about the old man who wrote the book.

"He is indeed in the city! Bai Yan has ordered people to protect him. Bai Yan just received an urgent order from the king, asking him to send someone to send the old man to Xianyang immediately. If Yunyang Jun wants to see him, Bai Yan can take him there!"

Bai Yan nodded and told the people in front of him about the old man without any hesitation.

When Yunyang Jun Ying Dan and Ying Chu heard Bai Yan's words, their faces lit up and they quickly raised their hands to thank Bai Yan.

Two hours later.

In a mansion in Linzi City, after Bai Yan sent Ying Dan, Ying Chu and others there, he watched the conversation with the fake old man, and then left the mansion with Niu.

"Tell Gui that after sending the old man to Xianyang tomorrow, go to Yingchuan County and have Gou Ze lure Ying Hui away. Then, when the old man isn't paying attention, place the bamboo slips in his room!"

Bai Yan returned to the study in his mansion, took the bamboo slips from the bookshelf, and asked Niu to take them to Gui.

Bai Yan had come into contact with the impostor old man in the past and knew that although the old man was an impostor, he had some knowledge and had learned some clever rhetoric from famous masters. That was why he was able to make it difficult for King Jian of Qi, Tian Xie and others to see through his tricks in a short period of time.

Bai Yan was also not sure whether Yunyang Jun and his companions would be able to tell that the old man was a fake when they talked to him.

But on second thought, not to mention that the old man is indeed quite eloquent, even if he is really seen through by Yunyang Jun and his men, Yunyang Jun and his men will most likely not expose him. Instead, they will use this as a threat to help the old man continue to disguise himself.

"promise!"

Niu took the bamboo slips from Bai Yan's hand, turned around and walked out of the study.

At this time, Zhao Qiu happened to come to the study.

"Why did you come back so soon today?"

Bai Yan was kneeling in front of the wooden table. He was a little surprised to see Zhao Qiu. Since he settled his family in the mansion in the city, Zhao Qiu had been visiting his grandmother quite often in the past ten days.

"Mr. Wei is not here, and he is worried about you, so he asked me to come back and check on you!"

When Zhao Qiu heard Bai Yan's words, a hint of unnaturalness appeared on her pretty face. After explaining, she poured herself a cup of tea and started drinking it.

"Do we really want to take action against the noble families in Chu, Wei and Yan?"

After Zhao Qiu regained her composure, her beautiful eyes with unique teardrop moles looked towards Bai Yan seriously.

The arrival of Xun Shuo and Xiao He made Wei Lao feel relieved. He left Bai Yan and secretly appeared in Linzi City to meet Master Pei, Lu Lao and others. He also began to contact the Qi and Wei gentry.

Its purpose is to help Bai Yan monitor every move in the city.

When Mr. Wei learned that Bai Yan was about to take action, he became worried, so he asked her to return to Bai Yan.

"All my relatives are in Linzi. If the old clans of Qi State do not turn against the old clans of the three places, and the old clans of the three places do not move to Xianyang, Bai Yan will not dare to leave Linzi rashly!"

Bai Yan explained.

In the study, Zhao Qiu heard Bai Yan's words and knew that Bai Yan attached great importance to his family, so he did not ask any more questions. He stayed beside Bai Yan silently while drinking tea.

Bai Yan looked at the bamboo slips and became a little worried when he thought that Ying Zheng might modify some of the Qin laws, especially those related to the stationing of soldiers.

All the later generations followed the Qin laws, but they were Qin laws that had been modified in some places, and the soldiers were the most important.

At this time, the Qin State, which had just annexed the world, was facing the proposal for enfeoffment by the Ying clan and the military meritorious officials, and had not yet killed all the old clans of the six states. It was like walking on the edge of a cliff.

Bai Yan had already handed over the county system, the parallel existence of counties and kingdoms, and the Enfeoffment Order to Ying Zheng.

Looking up at the courtyard outside the window, Bai Yan thought to himself that since he was going to send this impostor to Xianyang, he should find an opportunity as soon as possible in the future to hand over the shortcomings of the county system and the benefits of Confucian rule in later generations to Ying Zheng.

Yunyang Jun, Yingdan and others have already arrived in Qi!

We must not allow the Qin State to follow the old path of the Zhou Dynasty, nor should we allow the Qin State to go down the path of destruction as recorded in later records.

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

"How many days are left to Xianyang?"

Beside a stream, Xu Fu dismounted from his horse, turned around and asked his disciples.

Xu Fu was already old after days of traveling. After being tossed around all day, it was obvious that he looked a little tired when he got off the horse.

"My disciple has been here before. If everything goes smoothly, we can reach Xianyang in eight days. If it's slow, we can reach Xianyang in ten days!"

Liu Meng was carrying a cloth bag on his back, leading his horse to drink water, and turned to speak to his mentor Xu Fu.

Recalling what his mentor said yesterday, Liu Yu looked around and saw that there was no one around. Thinking that he would arrive in Xianyang soon, he couldn't help but look at his mentor Xu Fu with a complicated look.

The mentor wanted to take the opportunity to let him tell Ying Zheng the contents of the bamboo slips he had secretly seen in Lu's mansion in the past after meeting Ying Zheng, and lie to King Ying Zheng that he had seen them by chance in Qi State.

As long as it is confirmed by Ying Zheng, Bai Yan is the author of the book.

The mentor can take advantage of this matter!
Whether it is to continue investigating why Bai Yan concealed the truth and use it to blackmail Bai Yan, or to inform Tian Dan, Tian Heng and others, it will be beneficial to his mentor Xu Fu.

But, as a disciple...

As Liu Meng had this thought, he felt quite unhappy. His mentor seemed to have never thought that if one day, King Ying Zheng of Qin found out that he was cheating, Ying Zheng would definitely not let him go.

Thinking of this, Liu Meng felt both lost and unfair. He was sent back to Qi by Lu because he peeked at the bamboo slips. To put it nicely, he was expelled from Qin.

That young man named Yan, and Lu! Their past practices, now as they gradually approached Xianyang, as the distance to Xianyang was getting closer and closer, the unbearable experience in the past, the shameful experience, was like uncovering Liu Meng's scars, making Liu Meng's heart tortured, but he could do nothing.

What made Liu Meng even more sad was that just when he was in such a desperate situation, even his mentor no longer cared about his life.

The more Liu Meng thought about it, the more he felt unwilling. Why was he allowed to deceive the King of Qin, Ying Zheng? Deceiving the King of Qin who had now destroyed all the other states and annexed the world?

If Bai Yan was really the author of the book, then the person who really deceived Ying Zheng and should be beheaded was Bai Yan! And the people of the Lu family who drove him out of Qin!
Why did he have to hide it from Ying Zheng, why did he have to bear the risk of death, while the benefits... went to his mentor.

Liu Yu was not stupid. He knew that if he deceived Ying Zheng and was discovered by him, his mentor would definitely distance himself from the matter! If that was the case, he might as well...

Tell Ying Zheng in person!

Maybe Ying Zheng will reward him privately!
Beside the creek.

Liu Meng looked at the horse drinking water with a dazed look in his eyes and disordered breathing. It was not until he heard the voice of his mentor Xu Fu that he came back to his senses.

　There is no war before the Xiongnu and Baiyue. The plot is all about the elixir of immortality, the world map, the Silk Road, and Ying Zheng's enthronement and meeting Bai Yan's parents. Baiyue and the Xiongnu come later!
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