Qin Gong

Chapter 700 Bao's Arrival

Chapter 700 Bao's Arrival

"Sir, what happened in the city?"

A woman's question came from the gate of Linzi City.

The doorman stared at the beauty in the carriage for a long time before coming to his senses. He then hurriedly bent down, pointed inside the city, and told the woman what had happened in the city in the past two days.

"The nobles in the city have been registering their household registration these days..."

The gatekeeper was naturally not a man to be easily talked to, but when he saw the men on horseback surrounding the carriage and learned that the woman was going to the city to find Wu Liejun, no matter how brave he was, he did not dare to be disrespectful.

Inside the carriage, Bao and Bei Ji heard the conversation between the maid and the doorman, and only then did they know what had happened in Linzi city during this period of time.

No wonder on the way to Linzi, we often see people leaving with their families.

After learning about what happened.

The two girls, Bao and Bei Ji, took a carriage and headed towards Bai Yan's mansion under the protection of their entourage.

The hustle and bustle of the streets along the way made Bao, who was visiting Linzi for the first time, couldn't help but marvel at it. From time to time, she opened the window, not caring about distracting the passers-by who occasionally looked at the carriage, and enjoyed the scenery of Linzi with her beautiful eyes.

Bei Ji did not find it strange to see Bao's appearance. For thousands of years, Linzi has been a prosperous place. With the war, it was once known as one of the five most prosperous capitals. Today, Linzi has quietly surpassed the other four prosperous places.

Anyone who comes to Linzi for the first time will be amazed by its vast prosperity. Even when she was in Yanmen in the past, Bei Ji was worried that the war would destroy the city!

Fortunately! The leader of the troops is Bai Yan!

"Have you heard? Recently, many people have left Linzi with their families!"

"I heard that those who left were all nobles from Chu, Wei and Yan, all of whom were moderately wealthy. The city gates were guarded by Qin soldiers. Who would be willing to give up money and leave with nothing?"

Bei Ji listened to the sounds of people talking amidst the hustle and bustle outside the carriage.

Looking through the small window of the carriage at the coming and going of people outside, Bei Ji's eyes were a little dazed. No matter how prosperous and bustling this city was, it would always make her think of her father unconsciously.

How nice it would be if my father were still alive!

While thinking, Bei Ji suddenly felt someone holding her hand, and felt a warm feeling. She turned her head and looked at Bao's caring eyes.

Seeing this, Bei Ji couldn't help but feel a sore nose, her eyes turned red, and she leaned lightly on Bao's shoulder.

I don’t know how much time has passed.

The coachman's voice was finally heard outside the carriage. However, when Bao and Bei Ji lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked outside the mansion, they were surprised to see men from aristocratic families everywhere. Upon learning that Bai Yan was not in the mansion, Bao and Bei Ji were not in a hurry to leave the carriage.

A moment later, amid the astonished gazes of countless scholars, Niu hurriedly walked out of the mansion.

Outside Linzi City.

Bai Yan stood in front of his mentor's tomb. After looking at the bamboo slips in his hand, he slowly put them away. Hearing some noise behind him, he turned around and saw a Qin-style horse-drawn carriage rushing towards him, escorted by many men, on the endless plain behind him.

Su Xin, who had been following Bai Yan, couldn't help but frown when he saw the carriage. When the carriage approached, Su Xin glanced at Bai Yan and walked towards the carriage.

The visitors were Yunyang Jun Ying Dan and Ying Hui. They were not surprised to see the Qin soldiers around them. After getting off the carriage, they told Su Xin their identities and followed Su Xin towards Bai Yan.

"Yan, meet Yunyang Jun!"

Bai Yan raised his hand and saluted Yunyang Jun Yingdan, then saluted Ying in return.

If it were somewhere else, when Bai Yan saw Ying Dan getting off the carriage, he would walk towards the carriage to show his respect. However, behind him at this moment was the tomb of his mentor Tian Jin, so Bai Yan naturally could not bow down to greet him.

"Wu Liejun!"

Ying Dan returned the greeting to Bai Yan. After the greeting, he looked at Tian Jin's tomb behind Bai Yan, raised his hand and saluted towards the tomb.

"When we were in our prime, we were in Qi State and heard of the name of the talented scholar Tian Jin. It was not until middle age that we had the honor to meet him a few times. I never thought that in my old age, I would never have the chance to meet him again!"

After Ying Dan finished his ceremony, he said with a nostalgic look, then turned to look at Bai Yan: "Now Lord Wu Lie is the Great Liangzao of Qin State. If Tian Jin knew about this, he would be very pleased!"

Bai Yan humbly returned the gift to Ying Dan, listening to Ying Dan talking about the rumors in the city about what Bai Yan had said to Fan Zeng in the past, and how Bai Yan's name was named after him, which meant that he was like Qu Yuan of Chu. After hearing the praise, Bai Yan bowed his hands humbly again.

"We came here today because we received news that Lord Wu Lie has detained many criminals in the city, including some talented scholars!"

Ying Dan waited for Ying Hui to finish speaking, then looked at Bai Yan and told him his purpose.

"I came here in the hope that Lord Wu Lie would show some leniency! Now that Qin has taken over the world, the territory is so vast and the people are so numerous that it is beyond the control of Qin people alone, and beyond the care of Qin officials! To keep the world stable, we still need talented people from all over the world!"

After Ying Dan finished speaking, his old face was full of seriousness and a bit of pleading. He looked at Bai Yan and slowly raised his hand to salute.

"Don't worry, Yunyang Jun. Yan has imprisoned him in the cell for this reason!"

Bai Yan nodded and raised his hand in return.

"However, Yan is worried that scholars in the past often miss their homeland, and even those who serve Qin have ulterior motives. This may be a hidden danger for Qin. Since Yunyang Jun has spoken today, Bai Yan is here, so why not speak boldly!"

Bai Yan looked at Ying Dan.

Ying Dan was relieved at first, but after hearing the rest, he became uneasy. When he heard the end...

Ying Dan couldn't help but look at Ying Hui, and they both looked at Bai Yan.

"Wu Liejun, please speak frankly!"

Ying Dan raised his hand to signal. At this moment, Ying Dan didn't know whether Bai Yan was going to let him go or not, so he could only listen to Bai Yan finish his words first.

"Bai Yan has sent a letter to Xianyang, requesting the king to move all the people who were relocated from Chu, Wei and Yan to Qi to Guanzhong! In this way, all his clansmen will be in Guanzhong, and their children in the future will all be Qin people. In this way, there will be no major problems! And serving in Qin will allow talented people to integrate into Qin as soon as possible! As for the old lands of the former aristocrats, it will also eliminate hidden dangers... Lord Yunyang, what do you think?"

Bai Yan raised his hand to salute and explained softly:

When Ying Dan and Ying Hui heard Bai Yan's words, their eyes lit up. They looked at each other, then pondered for two breaths and nodded unconsciously.

Bai Yan's idea was also beneficial to them, especially the last sentence, which made them agree with it very much. Indeed, when the fiefdoms were divided in the future, no one wanted to have countless troubles in the fiefdom, and they also had to be on guard against the local old clans.

Rather than having a headache later, it is better to let Bai Yan move all these old clans to Xianyang and Guanzhong now.

"good!"

Ying Dan and Ying Hui looked at Bai Yan, raised their hands, and nodded in greeting.

Bai Yan breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this, then looked at the two of them.

"In this case, why not trouble the two adults to lobby in the city? If the two adults can accept the kindness of the old clans of the countries in the past, in the future in Xianyang, if Bai Yan has important matters to ask for, he can also visit the two adults in person!"

Bai Yan didn't wait for the two to speak, he just raised his hand and asked.

"My Lords, do you have any concerns?"

Bai Yan saw that the two elders Ying Dan and Ying Hui were stunned and looked a little hesitant, so he asked curiously.

Hearing Bai Yan's question, Ying Dan quickly came back to his senses, shook his head, and smiled, indicating that this matter could be left to them.

After a while.

Bai Yan stood in front of the mausoleum, watched Ying Dan and Ying Hui leave, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The more he came into contact with the Ying clan, the more wary Bai Yan became of them. He was almost certain that in future generations, it was these clan members who, after Ying Zheng's sudden death, would have Zhao Gao execute all of Ying Zheng's descendants.

Why did the clan members, court officials, and relatives by marriage listen to Zhao Gao's words so much in the later generations? Why did Fusu commit suicide without any resistance or doubt after Zhao Gao and Li Si tampered with the imperial edict when he received it?

If the clan members were behind the scenes, if Qin II had always listened to the clan members, and if the people in front of Fusu when the imperial edict was read out were clan members, then everything seems to be explainable.

"Master Jin! I will come to pay my respects to you again in the future!"

Bai Yan looked at the tomb of his mentor Tian Jin, raised his hand, and spoke softly.

Old Wei was afraid of these relatives of the Ying clan and did not want them to go around Qi to win over the nobles, so he asked them to return to Linzi and keep an eye on them secretly.

Thinking that Old Wei also had the intention of dealing with these relatives, Bai Yan looked at Lord Jin's tomb, wondering whether he could change the original trajectory and the fate of the people of the world in the future.

Bai Yan bowed his head again in front of Lord Jin's tomb, and only after the ceremony did he turn around and leave.

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In Linzi City.

When Bai Yan learned that Bao had arrived, he took a carriage directly to his parents' residence. When he arrived at the spacious courtyard, he saw Zhao Qiu holding Bao's hand affectionately under the pavilion, just like a long-lost sister.

But think about it, ever since Zhao Qiu lived in Yanmen, he had Bao as his companion all day long, and he became more cheerful by nature. And since he went to Linzi, except for Master Xu, Zhao Qiu spent the whole day with his grandmother or Shi Xi. It would be strange if he was not happy when he saw Bao.

Under the pavilion.

Before he got close, Bai Yan saw Bao in the pavilion. After looking over, her beautiful eyes would not move away.

Bai Yan and Bao looked at each other, and when he saw the gazes of Bao's grandmother and mother beside him, his face couldn't help but turn slightly red, feeling a little embarrassed.

"Grandma, mother!"

Even though Bai Yan was thick-skinned, he felt guilty when faced with the surprised, unfamiliar, complicated and astonished looks of his grandmother and mother. He didn't dare to look them in the eye.

"General!"

At this time, Bao stood up and bowed politely to Bai Yan.

Compared with Zhao Qiu, Bao Shiwan is like a gentle, quiet, beautiful and dignified woman. When people hear her voice and see her face, they will relax and feel an indescribable liking for her.

Perhaps this is also the reason why my grandmother and Madam Bao looked at Bai Yan with such eyes when they saw Madam Bao.

You have to know that when they first met Zhao Qiu, both Mrs. Qi and my grandmother had never been like this.

"It's been a hard journey, let's take a rest first!"

Bai Yan saw that Bao seemed to be going forward to take off his sword as usual, but thinking that his grandmother and mother were still around, he quickly let Bao rest first.

"sit……"

Zhao Qiu also pulled Bao and kept looking at Bai Yan, whispering in Bao's ear, as if he was saying bad things about Bai Yan to Bao's fair ear.

"You boy!"

Xi stood up and walked in front of Bai Yan. She glanced at Bao and Zhao Qiu, then looked at Bai Yan in amazement, as if she was meeting her son for the first time.

"My dear girl, where did you kidnap me from? Don't force me to marry you! Yan'er, I know you are a powerful person now, but I hope you won't do anything shameful in the future..."

Xi gave Bai Yan a heartfelt warning, obviously not believing what Zhao Qiu and the woman had just said.

Compared to what the two girls said, Shi Xi was more afraid that the two girls were afraid of being scolded by Bai Yan, so they lied to her. After all, Shi Xi didn't believe that her son, whom she had raised from childhood, could make such rare beauties as Zhao Qiu and You Hao willingly become his concubines.

The more he thought about it, the more worried he became, especially when he thought about Bai Yan’s current wife, Yan’er!

When Shi Xi visited her mother once, she met Yan'er. She was so beautiful. Her son already had such a good wife, so why would he want to snatch other beauties!

"mother!"

Bai Yan listened to his mother's words and looked at her with a feeling of not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

Because of Zhao Qiu, grandma had warned him once. Unexpectedly, after meeting Bao, even his mother, who was not worried at first, warned him. Bai Yan sighed, not knowing how to explain.

Regardless of Zhao Qiu's identity or Bao's identity, Bai Yan's encounters and experiences with them might cause trouble if they were spread.

"Remember what mother said!"

Seeing Bai Yan speechless, Mrs. Qi became even more certain of her thoughts. But now, turning her head to look at the two girls, she knew that the matter was done and it was too late to say anything. She could only hope that her son would not do such a thing again in the future.

"By the way, your father has been thinking about the fields at home these days!"

Shi Xi looked at Bai Yan and told her son what his father had been repeating to him at night these past few days.

Compared with the eldest son, Xi knew clearly that although Yan's father did not care much about the second son and did not talk to him much, deep down, Yan's father listened to the second son more, and the second son's words carried more weight in Yan's father's heart.

"Well! Yan'er will go see his father later!"

Bai Yan was a little surprised when he heard what Xi said, but he quickly realized that his father was not used to living in the city.

My father worked hard all his life. To put it bluntly, since he was a child, he was the one who supported my grandfather's family, my uncle, my aunts, and even after the family split up, it was still my father who supported my mother, as well as him and my brother.

My father has been accustomed to supporting his family. Now that he has come to this strange place, he no longer needs to work hard and no longer needs to support his mother, his brother and sister-in-law, his brother, and his nephew. It is normal for him to feel a sense of loss.

"Go! Your grandmother and I love this lovely girl very much from the bottom of our hearts! I heard that the clothes you have been wearing in the past few years were all sewn by her, one stitch at a time?"

After giving the explanation, Madam Xi couldn't help but smile on her face which was full of age. She turned her head to look at Madam Bao again, and then asked Bai Yan.

After seeing Bai Yan nod, Shi Xi smiled brilliantly. She looked at Bai Yan and urged him to go see his father. Then she turned around and chatted with Zhao Qiu and Shi Bao.

Seeing this, Bai Yan looked at his mother, grandmother, and his very close relative Bao, smiled, felt relieved, exchanged a glance with the somewhat bewildered Bao, then turned around and went to the study.

At dusk.

When Bei Ji returned to the mansion, her eyes were already red and swollen. When she saw the bustling crowd in the main hall of the mansion and the familiar figure of Bai Yan behind a wooden table, tears appeared in Bei Ji's red and swollen eyes again.

Ignoring the gazes of others, Bei Ji walked step by step to Bai Yan's wooden table, and then, catching Bai Yan off guard, she knelt on the ground and kowtowed to him.

"Girl, get up quickly!"

When Xi Shi and others saw Bei Ji coming back, they knelt down and kowtowed to Bai Yan. Not knowing what had happened, Xi Shi and Yun Han hurriedly helped Bei Ji to stand up.

Facing the inquiries from the Xi family, Bai Yan, under the gaze of his father, uncle and others, told the story of Bei Ji by changing his identity.

After learning what happened, Mrs. Bei, Yunhan, the aunt and others looked at Bei Ji with sympathy. Yunhan even pulled Bei Ji to his wooden table and continued to comfort her.

As the wine and food were brought in by servants and maids, the family began to eat happily. No matter whether it was Bao, Zhao Qiu, Xu Shi, or Bei Ji, they had all forgotten how long it had been since they had such a lively occasion and were all immersed in it.

Until late at night, Bai Yan stayed to talk with his brother, cousin, and uncle, then left alone and went to the study to deal with some bamboo slips.

Bao, Zhao Qiu, Xu Shi, and Bei Ji were all chatting with their grandmother, brother and sister-in-law, telling them rumors from various places.

Bai Yan, who was writing on bamboo slips with pen and ink at the wooden table, suddenly heard footsteps. He thought it was Master Xu or Madam Bao bringing him tea. After all, Bai Yan was already used to the company of Master Xu and Madam Bao. As long as either of them was around, they would remember to bring him tea no matter what happened.

However, when Bai Yan looked up, he discovered that the person who brought him the tea was actually his mother.

"My child, I just told you that I wanted you to persuade your father, but you are so good, you are directly discussing with your father and brother. In a few days, you will go back to Shui Village to build a mansion!"

While pouring tea for Bai Yan, Shi sighed.

"No matter how good Shui Village is, it is deep in the mountains. How good can it be? Not only is it inconvenient, it is also unsafe! Your father and your brother believe in those servants and followers, but mother doesn't believe that!"

Xi looked at Bai Yan and complained.

"Mom, we are not moving. We are just building a mansion in Water Village so that Dad can go back and stay for a few days occasionally! Grandfather has been reluctant to come here because of his uncle's incident. When the mansion is built, Dad will bring grandparents and their family to Water Village to live."

Bai Yan explained, and seeing the resentful look on Xi's face, he couldn't help but smile a little.

Bai Yan also knew that for his mother and Shi Xi, no matter how good Shui Village was, it could not compare to Linzi City. After all, Linzi was prosperous and bustling, with thriving commerce and governance by inspectors and officials, and the public security was good. Now that they had money, they not only did not need to worry about their safety in Linzi, but they could just walk out of the door and reach the bustling city in just a few steps. They no longer needed to walk for two or three hours from Shui Village to Linzi City.

In such a comparison, it is normal not to want to go back to Shui Village.

"You kid, just spoil your daddy!"

Shi Xi still complained and looked at Bai Yan with a look of reproach, but her expression showed that she was relieved.

After pouring the tea, Mrs. Xu prepared to leave, but before leaving, she suddenly thought of something.

"Oh, right! Did you hear your cousin say at dinner just now? Your cousin's wife is pregnant!"

Shi Xi did not forget to remind Bai Yan, and there was a deep meaning in her words.

Bai Yan was kneeling beside the wooden table. When he heard what Xi said, his hand holding the pen and ink froze instantly. He looked at his mother with a helpless look.

"mother!"

Bai Yan felt helpless.

However, before Bai Yan could finish, Shi glared at him, as if not allowing him to refute. Then she told Bai Yan to stay here tonight. After that, Shi turned around and left the study.

Bai Yan looked at the back of Xi as she left, smiled bitterly and shook his head, then continued to work under the candlelight, with his head down, processing the bamboo slips sent by Xun Shuo.

During this period of time, all the nobles from Chu, Wei and Yan in the city have been registered. Next, they just have to wait for news from Lin Anshun, Chen Ze, Fu Yao, and a reply from Xianyang.

(End of this chapter)