Qin Gong

Chapter 183 The Burning of the City!
Inside the county lieutenant's mansion.

Maybe it's the rare good weather today.

In this winter, even in the gazebo, I don't feel cold.

Hu Jin was kneeling and sitting at a wooden table with Feng Quji, talking in a low voice.

As the servant came to report, both of them couldn't help smiling.

"The boy is finally here!"

Hu Jin said with a smile, and slowly got up.

Feng Quji also nodded, and after getting up, he looked at the corridor beside the courtyard, which entered the mansion.

"When the old man was in Xianyang, he had been looking forward to meeting this young General Bai, and his wish finally came true."

Feng Quji also had a smile on his face.

Soon.

Under the eyes of Hu Jin and Feng Quji, they saw a young man dressed in commoner clothes and wearing a Qin sword, and entered their field of vision.

Bai Yan asked Master Xu to wait in the courtyard, and then entered the cool room.

Just now when he entered the gazebo, Bai Yan looked at Hu Jin, an old man in his fifties or sixties.

"Bai Yan, meet General Hu!"

However, Bai Yan was not in a hurry, after all, he hadn't introduced him yet, so he first joined hands with Hu Jin to make a salute.

After Hu Jin returned the gift, he introduced it to Bai Yan.

"Bai Yan, this is the county guard Feng Quji, Master Feng!"

Hu Jin said to Bai Yan.

Hearing this, Bai Yan turned around quickly, faced the gray-haired old man in front of him seriously, raised his hands, and solemnly complied.

"Bai Yan, pay my respects to Governor Feng!"

Bai Yan cupped his hands and said.

Feng Quji also took a step back very seriously, and bowed his hands to Bai Yan in return.

Speaking of which, in this era, the best place should be etiquette. As long as there is a little status, under Zhou etiquette, unless the face is torn apart, even if the two parties quarrel, they will still be saluting and arguing at the same time.

This was especially evident during the debate at Jixia Academy.

Although Bai Yan is the city guard now, when they met for the first time and bowed their hands to salute, he was already over fifty years old, and Feng Quji, who was the county guard, would still return the salute seriously, without neglecting the courtesy in the slightest.

From the beginning to the end, the term "Li Beng Le Bad" refers to the words and deeds of the princes of various countries towards the Zhou family. It is a metaphor, and it does not really mean that there is no need for etiquette.

In terms of etiquette, it is related to a person's reputation and future. From ancient times to the present, the more prestigious a person is, the more he cares about it, even the king.

Because after the etiquette, there is the word "coming here for fame".

"I have admired the name of General Bai for a long time. When I was ill in Xianyang, I often heard that old fellow Yao Jia said that he was young and promising. Even Meng Zhongcheng was full of praise. When I saw him today, I was really different from ordinary people!"

After Feng Quji and Bai Yan finished their ceremony, they put down their hands and expressed emotion towards Bai Yan in words.

"Master Feng is ridiculous, Bai Yan is just a kid, and he should be the one who has admired Master Feng for a long time."

Bai Yan listened to Feng Quji's compliment, but he didn't dare to be careless.

Not only because Feng Quji was older and had a higher position than him, but more importantly, he knew that this old man in front of him would be the equal to Li Siping after Qin was unified.

"Sir, please!"

After Bai Yan finished speaking, he took the lead in making a gesture of please to Feng Quji.

Bai Yan's behavior surprised Hu Jin on the side. You must know that when he first met Bai Yan, Bai Yan never took the initiative to get close to so many generals at that time.

"Please!"

When Feng Quji saw Bai Yan's enthusiasm, he didn't refuse, he smiled and gestured.

However, when Feng Quji saw Hu Jin's appearance, he was a little puzzled.

"General Hu, this is?"

Feng Quji asked puzzledly.

Facing Feng Quji's question, Hu Jin shook his head.

"This is the first time Hu Jin has seen this kid so enthusiastic. Even when he saw General Teng and me when he was destroying Korea, this kid never showed such an expression."

Hu Jin explained to Feng Quji, and then looked at Bai Yan.

In Qin State, Old General Teng was better than Feng Quji, no matter in terms of status, ability, or the king's trust in him, they were all higher than Feng Quji.

But at that time, this kid was not so enthusiastic.

Seeing Feng Quji today, Bai Yan's actions really surprised him.

"Oh?"

Feng Quji heard the words, his slightly wrinkled face was full of surprise, then he looked at Bai Yan, stroked his long beard and laughed.

Bai Yan smiled sheepishly and didn't explain too much.

It can't be said that it is because he knows that the old man in front of him will be the Taishan of Qin in the future.

Some things are left unsaid to make people guess out of thin air.

Inside the gazebo.

Accompanied by three people seated down.

At this moment, Hu Jin looked at Bai Yan first.

"Don't worry about today's incident, kid! The people behind the scenes are just a small trick to worry about you taking power."

Hu Jin said.

Feng Quji also nodded at the side. No matter what the people in the city are talking about, no one doubted Bai Yan from the beginning to the end.

It can be seen how deep the people of Shangjun trust Bai Yan.

Even though Bai Yan ordered to relocate to one city, he gained the trust of the people in one county.

As Hu Jin said, Bai Yan got a blessing in disguise!
It can be said that now that Bai Yan is in the hearts of the people, unless he sees Bai Yan doing something outrageous, these methods will not affect Bai Yan's reputation at all.

It is said that the common people are ignorant and easily exploited.

But it is also true, the common people are the most honest, once they trust an official, they will firmly believe in it, especially what Bai Yan did before.

"But this matter spread to Xianyang before the investigation came out?"

Bai Yan thought about it, and decided to ask Feng Quji about his doubts in front of Feng Quji.

This was Bai Yan's expression of his attitude, and he was the first to show his sincerity to Feng Quji. According to Bai Yan's personality, he was so unprepared when they met for the first time. A large part of the reason was that General Hu Jin spoke first.

Bai Yan knew that if General Hu Jin hadn't trusted Feng Quji, he would never have discussed this matter with him right now.

After all, who would talk about something involving his own people in front of someone he didn't trust.

"I know what your kid is worried about!"

Hu Jin frowned slightly after listening to Bai Yan's words, and then looked at Bai Yan: "Actually, I'm also worried about this, because now in Xianyang, all the officials are still arguing endlessly because of you."

Hu Jin shook his head.

And his words made Bai Yan frowned slightly, but soon, he thought of something.

"The burning of the city?"

Bai Yan said.

In fact, Bai Yan had worried about this before, but he didn't expect that it would really appear!
Bai Yan knew that even though he saved a city of people because of his actions, in the eyes of many civil officials who had never been on the battlefield, what he burned was Gao Nu, one of the three major cities in a county.

More importantly, there was another person not far from Shangjun.

"Ok!"

Hu Jin nodded: "There is something I haven't told you yet. When the Xiongnu and the Yue clan went south, the army led by Meng Tian was only a day or two away from Gaonu, but we didn't know about it at the time!"

"Right now, there are debates everywhere in Xianyang. After you migrated the people, you should have led the iron cavalry back to the Yinshan pass instead of burning the city. In this way, when Mengtian's reinforcements arrive, Gao Nu can survive, and Qin will not need to waste national power and waste money. Rebuild Gonu."

Hu Jin said.

If it weren't for Meng Tian who happened to lead the army not far away, no one would have said a word about Bai Yan's act of burning the city.

However, the appearance of Meng Tian made things have another possibility, a hypothesis.

In the eyes of some officials, even if Bai Yan didn't know it at the time, as long as Bai Yan led the army to retreat and defended the pass with other defenders, Gao Nu would not have been burned, and Qin would not have suffered such a huge loss.

Therefore, some officials in the court have been arguing about whether Bai Yan burned the city, whether it was a wise move or a wrong decision.

The former has made great achievements, and the latter has made great achievements and demerits.

But fortunately, regardless of that possibility, it will not affect Bai Yan.

"This matter has not yet been settled! Even if what happened today, you don't have to care about it. After Meng Zhongcheng returned to Xianyang, he has been talking to you for you. No matter what the result is, you must have a general."

Hu Jin looked at Bai Yan's expression and said softly.

"Ok!"

After hearing Hu Jin's words, Bai Yan didn't feel any anger.

Unlike General Hu Jin, Bai Yan knew about Meng Tian's affairs, and he also had a premonition that this day would come.

In the eyes of those officials who have never been on the battlefield, they don't consider right or wrong, they don't consider whether they can defend the pass in the face of [-] Yuezhi and Xiongnu troops, and wait for the arrival of General Meng Tian's army.

In the eyes of those officials, there were only pros and cons, and they only thought that if Bai Yan hadn't ordered the city to be burned, if he had been another general, he would have led the army to retreat. According to the development of the matter, the result would be completely different.

Gaonu is a big city, even if there are [-] to [-] soldiers and some civilians killed or injured, it is worth it. When the reinforcements arrive, the crisis will be overcome naturally, and Gaonu will be saved.

Therefore, Bai Yan's decision eventually led to Gao Nu being burned down by fire, and it is debatable whether he is right or wrong.

Inside the gazebo.

Feng Quji listened to Hu Jin's words, then looked at Bai Yan.

Back then when he was in the Xianyang court hall, he saw the entire court hall with his own eyes, because of Bai Yan's incident, there were many twists and turns.

Finally, when the news of the burning of the city reached the court of Qin, the entire court was in a commotion, and all the officials were stunned.

After all, it was the first time for all the officials to see Burning City.

now.

Different from Hu Jin, Feng Quji saw it more thoroughly. He knew that, in the final analysis, the reason why the dispute has not been resolved until now is because Bai Yan made a start.

If Bai Yan was rewarded too much for the matter of burning the city this time, no matter whether it is the king or other important officials, they would all be worried about one thing.

That is whether other city guards will imitate Bai Yan in the future and burn the city and the enemy.

"By the way, General, Lord Feng! Bai Yan brought two things over here, please take a look at them."

Bai Yan suddenly looked at Hu Jin and Feng Quji, stood up and cupped his hands and said, no longer entangled with the matter of burning the city.

He burned the city in vain, whether his merits or demerits were right or wrong, and left it to the civil and military officials in Xianyang to argue.

In general, he Bai Yan is only responsible for killing the enemy and making meritorious service!
What's more, it's a foreign race who went south to invade!

"Oh?"

Hear Bai Yan's words.

Feng Quji and Hu Jin looked at each other, both a little curious about what Bai Yan, who should be busy in Gaonu, would bring when he came to Yuzhong City today.

　Behind those officials arguing about Bai Yan's burning of the city, there was Mi Qi's shadow, but he didn't stand out.

　　The Gao Nu that Mi Qi captured and burned by Bai Yan belonged to Qin, not the enemy!
　　It is different from when Bai Qi flooded Yancheng, Yancheng belongs to the state of Chu and belongs to the enemy state!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)