Qin Gong

Chapter 726: Death of Qiang Ye

Chapter 726: Death of Qiang Ye

Inside the tent.

As the cloth hat was gently taken off, the figure that came into view made Qiang Wei's pupils shrink, and his whole face instantly turned horrified.

"white……"

Bai Yan! ! !

Qiang Wei looked at the young man in the bamboo hat. At this moment, his eyes were full of disbelief. In a trance, he began to doubt whether he was dazzled, whether he was hallucinating, or whether there was something strange in the glass of wine.

Otherwise, why would I see Bai Yan here!

"Brother Qiang, long time no see!"

Bai Yan raised his hands from inside his cloth robe and bowed gently to Qiang Yu. Perhaps Qiang Yu was one of Bai Yan's few good friends in Xianyang City. He was different from all the other gentry sons who visited him. Perhaps he knew what was going to happen, so Bai Yan's tone was extremely gentle.

"Da Liang Zao!... Why is Brother Yan here?"

Qiang Wei was a little dazed and instinctively called Bai Yan "Da Liangzao". After he realized what Bai Yan called him, he changed his words.

Even with rapid breathing, Qiang Wei was still somewhat dazed and confused.

After all, outside this tent, all the people are Yuezhi.

In the entire Qin State and even in the entire Central Plains, Bai Yan was ranked first among the people who made the Yuezhi people shudder, terrified, and extremely resentful. The rest were far from qualified, and they were all generals under Bai Yan.

Qiang Wei couldn't imagine that Bai Yan would actually appear here, within the Yuezhi tribe, in a unique tent in front of him.

"The Xiongnu and Donghu have been ravaging the five counties of the northern border for many days, destroying their homes, killing men and women, taking their wives and daughters abducted, and killing their parents and children. Those who are still alive can only watch. Bai Yan does not want the people of the five counties to experience more prolonged slaughter and disaster, so he came here alone, hoping that the Yuezhi would send troops to unite with the Qin State to resist the Xiongnu!"

Bai Yan looked at Qiang Wei and said softly.

Qiang Wei didn't understand why Bai Yan's speech was so long. It was just that the Xiongnu and Donghu were moving south, and Bai Yan wanted to force them to leave the northern border as soon as possible.

"Brother Yan, I'm afraid the Yue clan may not agree to your dispatch. The Yue clan has long known that the Xiongnu and Donghu are heading south, but they watched helplessly. I'm afraid they have already made plans. Brother Yan's trip will be in vain!"

Qiang Wei looked at Bai Yan and said.

However, at this time, Qiang Wei understood why Bai Yan appeared here. It seemed that Bai Yan had used some unknown means to become acquainted with Kucha, which led to their current meeting.

Just as Qiang Wei was thinking, Bai Yan's voice sounded lightly.

"The Yuezhi have agreed to send troops to the Xiongnu territory to fight against them!"

This one sentence made Qiang Wei's pupils shrink, and then he looked at Bai Yan with shocked eyes in confusion.

Have the Yuezhi agreed to Bai Yan's request to send troops?

Do not……

impossible! Absolutely impossible! ! !

How could the Yuezhi agree to send troops? Yangjin's previous plan was to capture Shangjun of Qin! How could the Yuezhi send troops to the Xiongnu territory now? At such a critical moment, fighting with the Xiongnu was absolutely impossible!

What methods did Bai Yan use to convince the Yuezhi?

"Brother Yan, how could Yang Jin agree to send troops? This woman is not an ordinary woman. I have dealt with her and I deeply feel her mind. Brother Yan, please don't be deceived by her!"

Qiang Wei's Adam's apple moved, and he looked at Bai Yan and spoke softly, with a hint of worry and reminder in his tone.

"So Bai Yan needs some of Brother Qiang's cavalry!"

Bai Yan breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Qiang Wei's expression. At this moment, his eyes seemed a little complicated.

"I hope Brother Qiang Yan will be willing to lend Bai Yan's cavalry!"

Bai Yan raised his hand and saluted Qiang Wei.

"Of course, Brother Yan, why do you have to do this? Brother Yan is now the Great Minister of Qin. Not to mention his friendship with Qiang Wei, even if he is ordered to transfer, it is not impossible! How can there be a word of borrowing!"

Qiang Wei still didn't know how Bai Yan convinced the Yuezhi, but now that Bai Yan had spoken, Qiang Wei naturally would not refuse.

Sigh.

Qiang Wei quickly motioned Bai Yan to come over, drink together and chat in detail.

At this moment, suddenly outside the tent, there was a report from Qiang Ye's confidant, who seemed very anxious and asked to see Qiang Ye.

"Come in!"

Under Qiang Ye's gaze, Bai Yan looked over and exchanged a glance, then put on a cloth robe and a bamboo hat. Qiang Ye, who saw this scene, shouted to the outside of the tent, and then a man entered the tent and appeared in Qiang Ye's sight.

"General!"

The man was a member of the Qiang ethnic group. After paying his respects to Qiang Wei, he saw Qiang Wei walking forward from the side of the man in cloth, so he raised his hand and handed the cloth in his hand to Qiang Wei.

Qiang took the cloth, opened it and saw that it was a letter from Yangjin.

With a flicker in his eyes, Qiang Wei quickly signaled his confidant to retreat. After seeing his confidant leave the tent, Bai Yan's voice came from behind him.

"But what happened?"

Bai Yan asked.

"It's a letter from my father, from the Longxi Li family, asking about my father's situation in private. Now that the king has annexed the Central Plains countries, he is about to enfeoff his meritorious officials. The Li family also hopes that Brother Youcheng will be famous for generations to come!"

Qiang Wei put away Yangjin's letter and turned to explain to Bai Yan.

At this moment, Qiang Wei looked at Bai Yan's back in plain clothes, his eyes full of complexity, envy and jealousy. He seemed to be thinking of Ying Zheng and the great military achievements Bai Yan had made for the Qin State.

Finally, a hint of guilt gradually emerged in Qiang Wei's eyes.

Perhaps if Bai Yan hadn't appeared here, Qiang Wei and Bai Yan would have been lifelong friends! Regardless of the relationship with himself, or the Ying clan's attempt to win over Bai Yan and stand together...

But Bai Yan insisted on appearing here.

"By the way, Brother Yan, have you ever met the clan member, Lord Weiyang Ying Xi, in Xianyang before?"

Qiang Wei walked past Bai Yan. He had recovered, or perhaps after making some decision in his mind, his words and actions finally returned to normal.

Kneeling behind the wooden table, looking at Bai Yan who took off his cloak again, Qiang Wei picked up the wine on the wooden table and poured it for Bai Yan and also for himself.

Perhaps this was a test from Qiang Wei to Bai Yan, and it was Qiang Wei's last chance to preserve their friendship.

"Seen it!"

Bai Yan nodded, knelt down, picked up the wine on the wooden table, and after Qiang Wei put down the wine pot, he raised his hands to signal.

"All the relatives of the Ying family want Bai Yan to personally present a letter to the king, advising the king to divide the fiefdoms!"

After Bai Yan and Qiang Wei made a gesture, they drank the wine together. Perhaps it was because the wine from the Central Plains had a different aroma. The wine from the Central Plains had a simple, mellow fragrance, while the wine from the grassland was not thin, but strong.

He swallowed all the wine in the vessel used by the Yuezhi people in one gulp. Qiang Wei, who was sitting opposite the wooden table, was stunned for a moment, but then he also drank up the wine with Bai Yan.

"It's no wonder that the clan members are like this. In Qin, Brother Yan's achievements are unmatched in Qin, and in the world, he is a threat to all directions! If the king were to grant Brother Yan a fiefdom, Brother Yan... would be enviable! Then, what does Brother Yan mean?"

Qiang Ye was a member of the Qiang ethnic group, and one of the few people who drank as much as Bai Yan. The burning sensation in his throat and chest, as well as the wine in his stomach that needed to be slowly absorbed, all made Qiang Ye look a little unnatural.

But fortunately, he was in his prime, and was also a general who had been leading troops for many years. Qiang Wei would naturally not be timid in front of Bai Yan and lose face.

So after he finished drinking, Qiang Wei poured him more wine.

"To be honest with you, Brother Qiangwei!"

Bai Yan looked at the wine that had been poured again, picked it up, smiled, then looked at Qiang Ye with a look of longing.

"In Bai Yan's heart, the world he longs for is not a world ruled by feudal lords, but a world ruled by kings! The Zhou family has been divided into feudal lords for 800 years, and the world has been at war for 800 years. It is time to unify the world and seek peace for the people of the Central Plains!"

Bai Yan held the wine and when he was about to drink it, he looked at Qiang Ye.

“No matter how long the people of the world can live in peace, whether it’s ten years or a hundred years, at least every generation doesn’t have to go through war, separation of life and death, and heavy military service!”

After he finished speaking, Bai Yan drank the wine down his throat again, mouthful by mouthful. This time, he was more decisive than ever before, without any hesitation.

Qiang Wei had a dazed look on his face. It was obvious that Bai Yan’s words not only surprised Qiang Wei, but also shocked him deeply.

Qiang Wei could not describe his feelings at this moment. It was already surprising enough for him to see Bai Yan in Yuezhi. However, now he learned that Bai Yan, whose contributions in Qin State were no less than those of the veteran general Wang Jian and the important ministers Wei Liao, Yao Jia, Li Si and others, and who was the most trusted person by the king, actually did not want to be enfeoffed or made a king, and that his descendants should have the hereditary title.

"Does Lord Weiyang know?"

Qiang Wei once again endured the strong liquor, drank it in one gulp, looked at Bai Yan, checked his mouth, and continued pouring wine.

"...What about the king?"

If Qiang Wei saw Bai Yan shaking his head, his heart would skip a beat and his hand that was pouring the wine would be stunned for a moment. But when Ying Zheng was mentioned, he saw Bai Yan nodded.

At that first moment, Qiang Wei couldn't help but show a trace of panic on his face.

All the Ying clan members, including Weiyang Lord Ying Xi, Chongquan Lord Ying Kan and others, were unaware of Bai Yan's thoughts, but Ying Zheng knew them clearly.

This seemed to be completely different from the news Qiang Wei had received before, and his prediction of Bai Yan. No...

Not only himself, but everyone! Everyone, including the Longxi Li family, all the Ying family members, even the Bai family, and all the ministers in the court, had misjudged Bai Yan!

Bai Yan had no intention of dividing the fiefdoms at all!

No wonder!

“But if Brother Yan’s achievements are not rewarded, wouldn’t it be a waste of the reputation and achievements he fought so hard for? If we give up this hard-earned opportunity, I’m afraid there won’t be a second chance. Brother Yan’s clansmen…”

Qiang Wei looked at the wine that had spilled a little bit and didn't care anymore, so he quickly asked Bai Yan.

"Bai Yan once said to the king, 'Bai Yan grew up in obscurity, but now he understands the sufferings of the people! This world…'"

Bai Yan raised his head slightly, looking melancholy.

"Having a king and two or three powerful princes is enough! Too many will suffocate the people and make them have no land to farm! Brother Qiang Wei, have you ever thought about how beautiful it would be if the world could be peaceful for a hundred years? The sun rises and sets, and the sun sets, the borders are protected from foreign enemies, and the cities are prosperous! Your wife, mother, and the elderly are all by your side."

Bai Yan picked up the wine and toasted Qiang Wei again: "Brother Qiang Wei, can you drink with me? Let's toast to the prosperous era that has never appeared in the past eight hundred years!"

Qiang Wei nodded, picked up the wine, and drank with Bai Yan again.

While drinking, in addition to the burning sensation in his chest and abdomen, Qiang Wei also glanced at Bai Yan from the corner of his eye. At this moment, Qiang Wei was already feeling very depressed.

If Yangjin's letter made Qiang He determined to betray Bai Yan and prepare for a breakup in the future, then after hearing what Bai Yan said and what he was thinking, Qiang He no longer dared to let Bai Yan go back alive.

"The Yue clan may send out troops soon. Brother Qiangwei, why don't you follow Bai Yan and bring Bai Yan's trusted followers to the camp to settle things for the time being? How about Bai Yan come back and have a drink with Brother Qiangwei later?"

Bai Yan lifted his sleeve, gently wiped the corner of his mouth, and looked at Qiang Wei.

"Why does Brother Yan need to come forward in this matter? Since Brother Yan is here, no news can leak out, otherwise there may be trouble. With my seal and message, you can mobilize the cavalry!"

Qiang Wei said to Bai Yan, indicating that Bai Yan should be careful. After all, this is Yuezhi, and if any news leaks out, Bai Yan will be in fatal disaster.

The reason why Bai Yan arranged his confidants to go to the Cavalry must have been because he had thought of this. Therefore, in Qiang Wei's eyes, there was actually no need for Bai Yan to show up at the Cavalry.

"Alright!"

Bai Yan nodded, and then told Qiang Ye Xun Gai's name and address.

Qiang Wei signaled to Bai Yan not to worry, then stood up, walked around the wooden table and Bai Yan, and headed out of the tent.

Under candlelight.

The candle lights on the grassland are different from those in the Central Plains. There is turbid black water in the equipment, and a short and thick rope, one end of which is in the black water and the other end is burning fiercely. The air with a slight smell is filled with the entire tent because of the candle lights.

At the wooden table, Bai Yan held the wine and drank bowl after bowl.

After Qiang Wei gave instructions to his confidants, he returned to the other side of the wooden table. Seeing Bai Yan's silent expression, he felt inexplicably strange.

"Brother Yan, are you worried about the soldiers in the Northern Frontier?"

Based on Qiang Wei's understanding, he probably thought that Bai Yan must be worried about the soldiers in Yan and Dai. After all, the people stationed there were previously governed by Bai Yan, and most of the stationed soldiers had fought with Bai Yan on the battlefield.

"drink!"

When Bai Yan heard Qiang Wei's words, he did not answer, but poured wine for Qiang Wei himself, and then he also picked up the wine to toast Qiang Wei.

Seeing this, Qiang Wei naturally accepted all the drinks, but as he drank bowl after bowl, no matter how good his alcohol tolerance was, he could not withstand such heavy drinking. He burped repeatedly, his face turned red, and his breathing became rapid.

During this time, Qiang Wei heard Bai Yan talking about the time when he, Li Xin and the other two drank together in Xianyang. How high-spirited and energetic they were at that time!

"That's right. Brother Yan's alcohol tolerance was not like this at that time!"

Qiang Wei blushed and looked at Bai Yan with a smile. At this time, he also noticed out of the corner of his eye that there seemed to be some figures outside the tent.

After seeing this scene, Qiang Wei looked at Bai Yan in front of him and sighed. If Bai Yan was not so powerful, he would not only block him but also become a powerful enemy in the future. In his heart, Qiang Wei really did not want to kill Bai Yan.

"Brother Qiang Ye! To be honest, Bai Yan's alcohol tolerance has always been like this, even back then!"

Bai Yan looked at Qiang Wei with a complicated expression.

When Bai Yan's words entered Qiang Wei's ears, Qiang Wei, who was already sighing, naturally looked up and frowned instantly. The look on his face was full of confusion and puzzlement.

It seems that he has no idea what Bai Yan means by this!

Has Bai Yan always been a good drinker?

At this moment.

Under Qiang Wei's gaze, Bai Yan poured the wine again and picked it up.

"I didn't drink with Brother Qiang Wei back then, so today I will make up for it!"

After Bai Yan finished drinking the wine in front of Qiang Wei, he stood up, supported by the wooden table, put on his cloth hat, and turned to walk out of the tent.

This scene made Qiang Ye a little confused, but fortunately he thought of Yang Jin's letter. Now Bai Yan had no chance to leave, so as he watched Bai Yan turn around and leave, Qiang Ye was not worried at all. Instead, he picked up the wine on the wooden table.

This time.

Qiang Wei did not finish the drink in one gulp. Instead, he drank a little and then put the drink down.

"Brother Yan! Today..."

Qiang Wei looked up. The scene in which Bai Yan was stopped and then forced to retreat with a puzzled look on his face did not happen as he expected. Instead, what came into his eyes was an empty tent.

"Ok?"

Almost in an instant, Qiang Wei's expression changed drastically, and he looked confused. He wanted to get up, but because of the alcohol, he felt a little weak, so he quickly supported the wooden table with both hands and got up with difficulty.

"Where's Bai Yan?"

Qiang Wei was confused.

That's impossible. He clearly saw a figure outside just now. If there was someone, why didn't he stop Bai Yan.

Just as Qiang Ye took a few steps forward, suddenly, the tent was opened, and a group of Yuezhi women holding scimitars appeared in front of Qiang Ye.

"What's going on? What do you want to do? I am Qiang Ye from the Qiang tribe! A guest of the King of Yuezhi!"

Qiang Wei was stunned and retreated cautiously, drawing his sword. He couldn't believe what he was seeing. He didn't understand whether these Yuezhi women had recognized the wrong person. He was obviously not Bai Yan, and they should have stopped Bai Yan.

However, after he finished speaking, Qiang Wei looked at a Yuezhi woman with murderous eyes, and gradually moved forward to surround him.

Qiang Wei finally realized that something was wrong.

"Someone come! Someone come!!!"

Qiang Wei shouted hurriedly, but what was puzzling was that there was no response from outside the tent.

A strong woman roared, and in an instant, all the Yuezhi women rushed towards Qiang Ye. In desperation, Qiang Ye swung his sword with all his might. The huge force made the Yuezhi women dare not resist at all. Seeing this, Qiang Ye quickly turned over and swung his sword backwards, forcing the Yuezhi women behind him to retreat.

However, having drunk a lot of wine, Qiang Wei's reaction was not at its peak. When he realized something was wrong, he turned around and saw a Yuezhi woman walking towards him with a cold look in her eyes, with a scimitar already stabbed into her abdomen.

"what!!!"

The beast's body was in pain and its face was hideous. In the desperate fight of a trapped beast, the giant hand grabbed the woman's face and stabbed a sword into her abdomen. Then, with all its might, it swung left and right like a vicious tiger.

When two more Yuezhi women were chopped and the first one fell to the ground bleeding and twitching, the other Yuezhi women finally stopped attacking and surrounded Qiang Ye, watching him dancing wildly with cold eyes. As long as Qiang Ye showed the slightest hesitation, the Yuezhi women would immediately step forward.

When a person is exhausted, not to mention having drunk a lot of strong liquor, the injured Qiang Wei, with his physical strength not keeping up, was finally stabbed in the back by the Yuezhi woman's scimitar while he was swinging his sword again and again. When Qiang Wei tried to strike back in pain, the Yuezhi woman had already retreated to avoid it. Qiang Wei, who had missed the strike, felt a cold and severe pain in his waist.

Counterattack, injured...

As this was repeated over and over again, inside the tent, Qiang Wei was kneeling on the ground covered in blood, supporting Qin Jian, with an expression of disbelief on his face, still a little dazed.

Perhaps until this moment, Qiang Wei did not understand why Bai Yan, who had a deep hatred for the Yuezhi, was able to leave, while he was trapped here by these women, who were obviously here to kill him.

"Bai Yan..."

There were a few drops of blood on his cheek, his hair was disheveled, and he let out his last cry in a hoarse voice.

As the Yuezhi women swarmed forward, a corpse soon fell to the ground covered with blood, and it was clearly seen that the bloody corpse was headless.

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

"Has anyone ever told you that you are terrible?"

Under the cover of night, on the dim Wangfeng Mountain, feeling the constant breeze, Yangjin heard the report from her confidant behind her. After the confidant left, she looked up at the stars in the sky and spoke softly.

"No one who knows Bai Yan has ever been afraid of him!"

Bai Yan was also looking at the starry sky unique to the grassland. It was beautiful beyond words, but what happened under the stars was so bloody. Bai Yan also understood that in the five counties of the northern border under that starry sky, the bloody scene was a thousand times more tragic than here.

"Just like you back then, have you ever been afraid of Bai Yan?"

Bai Yan continued to talk to himself, as if there was some other deeper meaning behind these words.

Yangjin could naturally hear it. After years of experiences, from a woman to retaking the Yuezhi, even with the help of the Qiang and Qin, the difficulties Yangjin had gone through were a hundred times more than those experienced by ordinary people.

"The fighting among the people of the Central Plains is far more sinister and threatening than that of the Yuezhi. From now on, the Yuezhi will never be your enemy!"

Yangjin turned her head, and her mature face with unique charm showed a look that neither her husband nor Qiang Wei had ever seen. It seemed to be a compromise, a promise from the Queen of Yuezhi.

"I hope that when there is chaos in the Central Plains in the future, you will remember what you said tonight! The Yue Clan will also be able to fulfill their promise today!"

Bai Yan turned his head and looked at Yang Jin, meeting Yang Jin's gaze.

The Qin State was going to adopt the county system and would not enfeoff the Ying clan members. This also meant that the Central Plains was doomed to be unable to avoid a turmoil, perhaps for five years, perhaps for ten years. Bai Yan had no comment on Yangjin's promise.

In Bai Yan's eyes, rather than hoping that a wild beast will not hurt people, it is better to let the beast experience a fear deep in its bones.

And if the burning of the city had such an effect, then the result of dealing with the Xiongnu and Donghu this time might leave a deeper memory in the hearts of the Yuezhi people.

"If you are worried, you can leave a child in Yuezhi! After all, there are still a few days..."

Yang Jin was not afraid of Bai Yan's eyes. Instead, she looked at Bai Yan. As the leader of the Yuezhi and the queen who made countless strong men and many Yuezhi tribes submit to her, Yang Jin gave Bai Yan a more effective and reassuring suggestion.

When Bai Yan heard Yang Jin's words, a hint of strangeness appeared on his expressionless face.

"In the Central Plains, Bai Yan already has a wife and daughter!"

Bai Yan is not Qiang Ye, nor is he any other man.

The graves of those soldiers from Shangjun Gaonu are still in Bai Yan's mind and have never disappeared. There is a deep hatred between the Yuezhi and Bai Yan, and there is also a blood feud between Bai Yan and the Yuezhi.

Yangjin listened to Bai Yan's words without hesitation, looked at Bai Yan's profile, and looked at the man who invited her for the first time in his life and also rejected her for the first time.

There was a deep meaning in her eyes, as if she wanted to say something, but when she noticed someone coming over, Yang Jin stopped. However, even though she was interrupted, the thought that had arisen in Yang Jin's mind a few breaths ago did not disappear because of Bai Yan's refusal.

On the contrary, Yangjin, who became the king of Yuezhi, already had a strong heart and a desire to conquer. Now seeing the man next to him, he was even more eager.

Just as Qiang Wei said, in Yangjin's eyes, Kuli was not worthy of her! However, Yangjin was the means to ascend the throne of Yuezhi and stabilize Yuezhi. If she could successfully destroy the Xiongnu this time and return to Yuezhi, Kuli and even his father would not be able to live long!

"General! The Qiang cavalry commanders have obeyed the order and left Yuezhi overnight!"

At this time, Xun Gai came behind Bai Yan and reported to Bai Yan.

"After you get rid of the Xiongnu, Bai Yan will not stop you from getting rid of this Qiang cavalry, but the premise is that the Xiongnu and Donghu cannot escape!"

Before Bai Yan left, he looked at Yang Jin again.

Although it was a cooperation, Bai Yan knew clearly that Yang Jin must have her own ulterior motives.

Without this cavalry, the Qiang’s strength would certainly be severely damaged, and the threat to the Yuezhi would suddenly decrease. The Yuezhi might even invade the Qiang instead. Therefore, the condition that Bai Yan offered to Yangjin was that the Xiongnu and the Donghu must not be let off!

In the dim night, Yangjin did not answer, but her lips curled up and her eyes stared at Bai Yan's back as he turned and left.

　When writing about Yangjin, what came to my mind more was the Queen of Mobei who was a bad guy.

　　That queen was Bai Yan’s initial reference.

(End of this chapter)