Qin Gong

Chapter 696 It seems that someone is colluding with the Xiongnu and Donghu again!

Chapter 696 It seems that someone is colluding with the Xiongnu and Donghu again!

“I don’t know when the ban will be lifted. The city has been closed for so long.”

"Yes, I heard that they are all nobles from Chu, Wei and Yan. They killed Prime Minister Hou Sheng before..."

"The noble families of Chu, Wei and Yan are really a disaster..."

Inside the tavern, several young men in formal attire were complaining in dissatisfaction. They followed the waiter who led the way and prepared to go to the second floor of the restaurant.

However, following what these men said, several men who came down from upstairs in the restaurant became unhappy. Men wearing other clothes immediately blocked their way, pointed at the men in Qi clothes and began to refute.

The man in Qi clothing was not to be outdone. He became angry and blamed the foreign nobles such as Chu, Wei and Yan.

I don't know who said the words "Qi people have no bones", but in an instant, the men on both sides started fighting each other, hitting each other with wine jugs and wooden stools with all their strength.

When the city patrol arrived, the scene was already in chaos. In addition to the scholars whose foreheads were broken and bleeding, there were also some men who were knocked unconscious among the broken wood.

After a brief questioning, the patrol officer directly ordered the arrest of men wearing costumes from other places, while the men wearing Qi costumes were left alone.

This action caused the captured man to struggle and curse continuously.

Inside and outside the restaurant.

Countless common people, scholars, and merchants saw this scene and began to talk about it.

Inside a mansion.

Bai Yan knelt in front of the wooden table, looking at the delicacies in front of him, as well as a pot of fine wine. He picked up chopsticks and ate happily, pouring wine into the wine cup from time to time, and also poured a full cup for the bull on the other side of the wooden table.

With his mouth full of oil, he was busy eating and drinking, and looked at Bai Yan with a silly smile. Seeing Bai Yan pouring wine for him, Niu couldn't do anything but smile. When Bai Yan picked up the wine cup, Niu also quickly picked up the wine cup and drank with Bai Yan, feeling very comfortable.

At this time, Xiao He hurried into the main hall from outside and looked at Bai Yan who was eating and drinking.

"General! There have been more than thirty private fights in the city today, big and small!"

After Xiao He finished speaking, he stepped forward and handed the bamboo slips to Bai Yan.

When Bai Yan heard what Xiao He said, he did not rush to take the bamboo slips. Instead, he directly tore a chicken leg from the vegetable soup and handed it to Xiao He.

Xiao He was stunned and took the chicken leg at a loss. He watched Bai Yan take the bamboo slips, open it and look at it, then his eyes looked at Niu beside him.

"Since the nobles from Chu, Wei and Yan secretly want to avenge their children, let the officials below agree to them. In addition, strike harder at the children of the nobles from Qi! The same goes for the nobles from Qi if they come to our door!"

Bai Yan said to Xiao He.

"this?"

Xiao He was holding a chicken leg and listening to Bai Yan's words, looking a little surprised. Fighting on both sides?

Isn’t Bai Yan afraid of something going wrong?

"Wait until the nobles of Qi find you! Then find a way to make them give up some of their property and land!"

Bai Yan looked at the surprised Xiao He, then put away the bamboo slips and returned them to Xiao He.

But before Xiao He could say anything, a hurried soldier came into the main hall and bowed to Bai Yan.

"General, there was a private fight among the sons of the noble families in East City. Three people were killed and over a hundred were injured!"

The soldiers reported to Bai Yan.

When Xiao He heard the soldiers' words, his expression became serious. He turned to look at Bai Yan with a serious look, waiting for Bai Yan's decision.

"understood!"

Bai Yan nodded to the soldiers and then asked them to retreat.

After the soldiers left, Xiao He looked at Bai Yan and frowned.

"General, the private fight in the city must be between the nobles of Qi and the nobles of the three places! Now that someone has died, I'm afraid the matter will cause chaos!"

Xiao He was a little worried. If it was at the beginning, under Bai Yan's instructions, that he and Xun Shuo sent people to sow discord among the nobles in the city, then at this moment, with the death of people, Xiao He was worried that things would get out of control.

The conflict among the gentry in the city is not as simple as a private fight among a hundred people. You have to know that Linzi has a population of hundreds of thousands. If all the gentry are involved in the conflict, the older generation of the gentry will take action, and it will not be as simple as a private fight. I am afraid that by then, the whole Linzi will be in chaos.

"General, do you want to arrest someone?"

Niu ate the meat in big mouthfuls, looked at Bai Yan and asked, as long as Bai Yan gave the order, he could immediately bring people to arrest those sons of the nobles who were fighting privately.

"Not urgent!"

Bai Yan looked thoughtful, then looked at Xiao He.

"Xiao He, take your men to arrest the sons of the noble families who participated in the private fight. Remember, you must not arrest the leader..."

Bai Yan paused, and then continued to say to Xiao He: "After this happened, some nobles will be restless, and there will be many people coming here! Order all the minor officials to post this information throughout the city!"

Bai Yan's purpose was simple: to give enough benefits to a few nobles, spread enough words, stir up all the conflicts and contradictions, and create irreconcilable hatred.

When the Qi people in Linzi City no longer believed in the words of an individual or a certain noble family, when the noble families of Chu, Wei and Yan in Linzi City all gathered together and no longer listened to the dissuasion of an individual or a certain noble family! Anyone who opposed revenge and advocated letting go of grudges would eventually be regarded as a traitor!

At that time, the gentry in Linzi City would not gather to resist the Qin State, and even the great scholars of the Jixia Academy could not stop them.

"promise!"

As Xiao He thought about it, he realized that Bai Yan was still not satisfied, so he quickly bowed and nodded, then took the chicken leg and bamboo slips, turned around and walked out of the main hall.

Half an hour later.

Dozens of Qi nobles gathered in front of Bai Yan's mansion. When they saw Bai Yan coming out, some elderly men in silk clothes and with crutches hurried forward and tremblingly bowed to Bai Yan.

"Lord Wu Lie! Lord Wu Lie, please make the decision for our clan!"

"That's right! Lord Wu Lie, please make the decision for us, the Qi people!!"

As the old man in the lead spoke, voices continued to rise one after another.

"Mr. Dou!"

Bai Yan returned the greeting to the leading old man. After entering Linzi City in the past, Bai Yan knew this old man at a banquet. Now seeing this old man coming up to him angrily, Bai Yan hurriedly stepped forward and supported the old man.

"Mr. Dou, Bai Yan has heard about the private fight. Why don't you let the others go back first? There are too many people around. If there is anything, please follow Bai Yan into the mansion to discuss it!"

Bai Yan said to Mr. Dou.

Upon hearing this, Old Dou nodded hastily at Bai Yan, thinking that this was the truth. After all, Bai Yan was indeed from Qi, but he was also an official of Qin. So Old Dou turned around and asked the others to go back first. He and the other two old men, as representatives, brought their five sons and went into the mansion to talk with Bai Yan.

Inside the mansion.

Bai Yan asked Master Xu to call the maid to bring tea to the three elders of Dou, and then listened to the three elders complaining one after another.

"Lord Wu Lie! The noble families of Chu, Wei and Yan are going too far! Not only did they come to Linzi in Qi to occupy the nest, but they also bullied us Qi people! How hateful!!!"

Mr. Dou was so angry that his hands and feet were shaking.

The other two elders from the aristocratic families sitting at the wooden table also echoed the sentiment, and then asked the five injured young men behind them to tell Bai Yan what had happened in front of him.

Bai Yan knelt behind the wooden table, drinking tea and listening to the stories of the bruised and swollen young men.

After hearing what happened, Bai Yan was a little surprised to learn that one of the three dead people was a descendant of Dou Lao's clan. Then his brows furrowed.

“That’s too much!”

Bai Yan said softly, his expression seemed to reveal dissatisfaction.

"My condolences, Mr. Dou. Bai Yan never thought that those nobles who came to Linzi from Chu, Wei and Yan would be so bold as to gather together and beat up the people of Qi! If they were like this in broad daylight, then after sunset, they would kill the people of Qi if they wanted to!"

After Bai Yan finished speaking, he turned around and asked Niu to bring some soldiers with him and follow these young men to capture people.

"Don't worry, Mr. Dou, Bai Yan will definitely make the decision!"

Bai Yan watched Niu lead the order and leave, then turned back to comfort Dou Lao and the others.

Inside the mansion.

Zhao Qiu knelt under the pavilion until sunset, when he saw Bai Yan seeing someone off from the yard.

"Shi Cheng and Shi Yan came here just now. They seem to have some suspicions that the recent unrest in the city is related to you. However, you have arranged the whole thing too obscurely. Shi Cheng and his grandson are not sure either."

Zhao Qiu looked at Bai Yan coming and said softly.

Just now, Shi Cheng brought Shi Yan, who had just arrived in Linzi, with him. However, due to recent events in the city, they learned that the Qi gentry was talking with Bai Yan. So Shi Cheng and Shi Yan, the grandfather and grandson, sat in the pavilion for a while and then left, saying they would come again tomorrow.

"Let's go!"

When Bai Yan learned that Shi Yan had arrived in Linzi, he nodded and asked Zhao Qiu to prepare to leave.

On the streets of Linzi city.

Bai Yan rode in the carriage with Master Xu and Zhao Qiu, listening to the discussions on the streets outside the city and thinking about how to deal with the gentry next.

When Xiao He ordered people to post the notice, Dou Lao brought dozens of people to find him at his mansion. This matter could not be concealed from the people who saw it along the way, not to mention that Bai Yan later specifically asked Niu to lead the soldiers to help those men from the gentry to find and capture people.

"General, we're here!"

I don't know how much time had passed before the coachman's voice came from outside the carriage.

After the carriage stopped, Bai Yan took Zhao Qiu and Master Xu out of the carriage. Outside the carriage was the mansion where his grandmother and uncle lived.

There were six servants guarding the door of the mansion. When they saw Bai Yan, they hurriedly bowed their heads and made way.

As soon as he entered the mansion, Bai Yan heard the joyful shouts of children coming from the small courtyard. When he came to the courtyard, he saw several children playing and fighting with each other, while his mother, aunt and several other women were chatting with his grandmother under the pavilion in the distance.

"Uncle!!!"

Among the children, Xiao Shuer saw Bai Yan and immediately ran over excitedly.

Xiao Shu'er's words immediately attracted the attention of her grandmother and others. When they saw Bai Yan, they heard what her grandmother was telling Shi Xi.

Bai Yan rubbed Xiao Shu'er's head and looked at his nephew hugging his thighs. Then he brought Xiao Shu'er, Zhao Qiu, and Master Xu to his grandmother, mother and others.

Looking at his mother, grandmother and others, all wearing silk clothes, enjoying the breeze, drinking tea and chatting under the pavilion, and living a good life that he had never dared to imagine, every time Bai Yan saw this scene, he felt that no matter how much intrigue there was outside, no matter how tired he was, it was all worth it.

"Aunt!"

After greeting his grandmother, aunt and others, Bai Yan looked at his aunt, Fan Hao, whom he had met before. While speaking, Bai Yan raised his hand to salute.

Although he had only met her once, Bai Yan still remembered what his aunt looked like. After all, that time, Bai Yan could see how much his uncle loved his aunt.

Under the pavilion.

Fan Hao looked at Bai Yan saluting him and quickly stood up, at a loss as to how to return the greeting.

When they were in Xia Cai, Qi Gu did not initially tell Fan Hao that his nephew was Bai Yan, because he thought that knowing it too early might not be a good thing.

When Fan Hao learned that the young man she called Yan'er in the past was Qin general Bai Yan, now Wu Liejun and Daliangzao, she was completely stunned. Looking at Xi Gu who was laughing from ear to ear, Fan Hao was unable to come back to her senses for a long time. Finally, it was Xi Gu's constant comfort that allowed Fan Hao to recover.

Now, seeing the little nephew mentioned by Meng Gu, his mother's favorite grandson again, Fan Hao didn't dare to call Bai Yan "Yan'er" as he did last time.

Looking at his mother, brother, sister-in-law and other people standing beside him, Fan Hao felt a little embarrassed.

"We're a family, no need to be polite!"

The grandmother saw that Fan Hao was at a loss, and said with a smile, and then hurriedly told Bai Yan that the family should not perform formalities anymore in the future.

At this moment, my grandmother's old face and eyes were still a little red and swollen. It was obvious that the child was safe and had returned home, which made my grandmother extremely surprised, and then she cried very hard.

Perhaps in my grandmother’s eyes, when people reach old age, nothing can make them happier than seeing all their children around them.

"Child, go to the study first! Your father, uncle and others are waiting for you in the study!"

My grandmother watched as Mrs. Qi introduced Zhao Qiu and Master Xu to Fan Hao, then she turned to look at Bai Yan.

Upon learning that her little grandson had been hiding the truth about the Valley from her, the grandmother was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

"Then Yan'er will go to the study first!"

Bai Yan nodded, looked at his grandmother, his brother and sister-in-law Yunhan and others, turned around and said something to Zhao Qiu, Master Xu, and his mother, Shi Qi, then walked towards the study.

study.

When Bai Yan arrived at the study door, he saw his father, elder uncle, younger uncle, as well as Meng You and his brother chatting inside.

"Second brother!"

When Shui Shou saw Bai Yan, a smile immediately appeared on his face.

Bai Yan looked at his brother and smiled, then greeted his father, elder uncle, and younger uncle.

Meng You took the tea and poured it for Bai Yan.

"You kid, I really don't know how you came into contact with Ying Zheng before! When you saw Ying Zheng that day, your uncle's legs were almost frightened to death!"

While everyone was chatting, Qi You heard Bai Yan asking if the trip to Xianyang was going smoothly. He almost couldn't help but spit out the tea in his mouth. After swallowing it down forcefully, he coughed twice and looked at Bai Yan with a lingering fear.

When Meng You heard what his uncle said, he couldn't help but nodded in agreement. His uncle was fine. Although his legs were weak, he at least dared to speak. He didn't dare to breathe from beginning to end, and his crotch was a little wet.

After meeting King Ying Zheng of Qin once, Ji You finally understood why, as rumored, among the assassins sent by Prince Dan of Yan, Qin Wuyang was too scared to assassinate Ying Zheng after seeing him.

Ji You also admired Bai Yan. At that time, Bai Yan went to Qin State alone and met Ying Zheng alone. It was even said that he almost stayed by Ying Zheng's side as a constant attendant, assisting Ying Zheng in handling important matters every day. Ji You couldn't imagine that scene.

"The King of Qin is a wise ruler, why are you scaring me?"

Bai Yan looked at his uncle and said with a smile.

When Meng Gu heard Bai Yan's words, he looked at Bai Yan with a strange expression, then shook his head, sighed, and was about to speak when a soldier suddenly came to the study in a hurry, walked up to Bai Yan, and handed a scroll of bamboo slips to Bai Yan.

Seeing this, whether it was Meng Gu who wanted to speak, or Shui Shou, Meng You, and Meng Ma, they all fell silent.

Yan's father looked at his second son. He had not said a word since Bai Yan came into the study, but his dull old face and eyes were full of pride as he looked at his second son Bai Yan.

Now Yan's father has nothing else to ask for but to hope that his family can stay together like this, without having to worry about food and clothing, and that they can live in such a good place with such a big mansion, not to mention, there are also many servants, maids and scouts.

During this period, his wife, Shi Xi, often took his brother, sister-in-law and eldest daughter-in-law out shopping. They brought home a lot of expensive things that they had been reluctant to spend money on before.

"Yan'er, what happened?"

Seeing that Bai Yan's brows were slightly wrinkled, Meng Ya couldn't help but ask worriedly.

"There's a private fight in the city. Let others handle it! There have been many private fights recently. You need to be careful when you go out!"

Bai Yan put away the bamboo slips, looked at his uncle and told him not to worry.

At this moment, Bai Yan did not want to worry his uncle, father and others, so he did not tell them that the content in the bamboo slips actually showed that some nobles in Linzi City had colluded with the Donghu and Xiongnu.

This news came from Yangjin of the Yuezhi, who ordered someone to deliver it to Yanmen, and then it was delivered back from Yanmen.

In the letter, Donghu had originally agreed to Yuezhi Yangjin to fight against Xiongnu together and divide Xiongnu territory in the future. However, scholars from Wei and Yan went to Donghu in person to persuade the King of Donghu, telling him the threat of Qin's cavalry and border cavalry, and successfully persuaded Donghu to give up attacking Xiongnu.

Right now, in the north, the Donghu tribes may collude with the Xiongnu at any time and unite to move south.

"Send it to the main camp and give it to Yan Mao!"

Bai Yan handed the bamboo slips to the soldiers and asked them to take them to the Qin army camp outside the city.

Bai Yan knew clearly that the old clans from the three places of Chu, Wei and Yan in the city wanted to use the Xiongnu and Donghu to force him to lead his cavalry back to the north.

In Bai Yan's mind, countless soldiers died at the hands of the Huns. As the commander of the Iron Cavalry, his hatred for the Huns had long been irreconcilable. Regardless of whether the Huns went south or not, as long as there was a chance, Bai Yan would sooner or later lead his troops north. Even if his life was in danger, Bai Yan would avenge the past.

So many soldiers are still buried in the northern plains, reminding Bai Yan to take revenge at all times.

But for now.

Before heading north, the most important thing for Bai Yan was to tidy up the place. His family members were all in Linzi City. When Bai Yan didn't want to go north, the place where his family members were was still in chaos.

Now that they have received the news that the old clans of Chu, Wei and Yan in Linzi city are not going to give Bai Yan time, Bai Yan will not give these clans much time.

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