Qin Gong

Chapter 200 Entering the palace to meet Ying Zheng alone
Xianyang City.

By the time Bai Yan returned to Xianyang City in the carriage, it was almost sunset.

Because of the escort of dozens of cavalry officers and soldiers, after the carriage entered Xianyang, all the carriages of pedestrians, merchants, gentry and dignitaries gave way one after another.

In Xianyang City, there are dozens of cavalry escorting the carriage. As long as you are not blind, you can tell at a glance that you must not offend this carriage.

Inside the carriage.

Bai Yan lifted the curtain of the car and came along the bumpy road. Seeing that he finally returned to Xianyang, he was also relieved, and then put down the curtain of the car.

After a long time, the carriage finally arrived at the palace.

Outside the gate of the palace.

He rode his horse back to Xianyang in advance and had been waiting for a long time. When he saw Bai Yan's carriage arriving, he quickly took the official uniform he brought from the mansion and handed it to Bai Yan.

The cavalry generals returned to the palace, while the other cavalry officers stood guard around the carriage.

Inside the carriage, Bai Yan took off the outermost clothes and handed them to Master Xu, and put on an official uniform with stripes instead.

Xu Shiqiao's face was a little red. She had been playing the zither before, and this was the first time she saw a man changing clothes in front of her.

Because her mother is from Qi, she was taught the etiquette of Qi since she was a child. When it comes to men and women, she is not as open as Qin.

Master Xu also knew that fortunately the general in front of him didn't care, otherwise she would obviously not be able to do well as a maid.

"You wait here now."

Bai Yan, who had already put on the striped official uniform, asked Master Xu.

Seeing Master Xu nodding, Bai Yan turned around and got off the carriage.

Just as Bai Yan was about to arrive at the palace gate, he saw an eunuch walking anxiously inside the palace gate.

"Master Zuo Shu, the king is already in the study, follow me in quickly!"

The eunuch came to the palace gate, and after returning the gift, he said to Bai Yan out of breath.

Bai Yan nodded and quickly followed the eunuch into the palace.

Unlike the last time I came to the palace, the last time I came to the palace, but not long after sunrise, all the officials were still in court.

Now that he came to the palace again, all the officials had already left.

Along the way, he followed the eunuch to the hundred-step staircase. After going up the hundred-step staircase, he entered the palace. In the quiet palace, Bai Yan was taken to another side hall by the eunuch.

Bai Yan looked around, remembering that the last time Changping Jun Miqi left, she followed the eunuch and walked in this direction.

gone for a long time.

Bai Yan finally followed the eunuch to a palace. Just as he entered, he saw that the walls on both sides were filled with candle lamps. At a glance, hundreds of candle lamps illuminated the aisle brightly.

"General Bai, take off your shoes!"

Walking along the aisle, and came to a wooden house, the eunuch said softly to Bai Yan, the voice was very small.

Bai Yan nodded, and then took off the shoes on his feet, revealing his feet wrapped in white cloth.

Watching the door slowly being pushed open.

At this time, Bai Yan finally saw that King Qin Yingzheng's study was much bigger than he imagined.

"General Bai, Your Majesty is waiting for the general inside."

The eunuch signaled Bai Yan to go in.

Bai Yan nodded, and then entered the study room. In the huge study room, there used to be Bai Yu's entire study room, but half of it is still small. Huge beams and columns stand on the left and right. The surrounding walls are all exquisite stripes. There are countless patterns on the walls. protruding wooden block, placed a candle lamp.

Going a little further, on the floor of the study, there is a huge map of the Qi Kingdom on a wooden board, and hundreds of small wooden carriages are distributed among them.

Bai Yan could see it at a glance, it was this huge map, which showed the deployment of the entire Qin State's troops in detail.

see these.

Bai Yan felt his heart beating faster, after all, this was a place related to the whole Qin country.

Going in again, there is a huge cloth curtain wrapped on both sides, and on the innermost wooden frame, there are countless bamboo slips, and on the rolls of bamboo slips, there seem to be wooden signs.

At this moment, Bai Yan saw the deepest part on the left, on a huge wooden table, Ying Zheng who was kneeling behind the wooden table reading the bamboo slips.

Bai Yan hurriedly bowed his head and stepped forward.

"Bai Yan, pay homage to the king!"

Bai Yan walked forward and back, and hurriedly bowed his hands to King Qin Yingzheng.

Accompanied by the quiet atmosphere, I felt uneasy, and the next moment I heard a voice coming from the direction of the wooden table.

"Don't be too polite!"

In a word.

Let Bai Yan breathe a sigh of relief, at least at this time, Bai Yan has already determined that the urgent call is not a major event.

Raising his head, Bai Yan saw Qin Wang Yingzheng still looking at the bamboo slips.

Bai Yan was not in a hurry, but waited patiently.

At the beginning, Gaonu City was waiting to be rebuilt, and all the miscellaneous things came rushing in. Bai Yan knew how busy he was when there were many things. Bai Yan even heard that Ying Zheng had to review two carnation slips every day before he rested.

Two stones, converted into catties, is one hundred and twenty catties!

Patiently lowering his head, he waited quietly. After a long time, Bai Yan raised his head when he heard the crisp sound of putting away the bamboo slips.

At this time, Ying Zheng put aside the bamboo slips that he had just reviewed, and looked up at Bai Yan.

"Bai Yan, Feng Quji wrote to the widow, saying that you were in Shangjun, guessing that the widow wants to attack Zhao?"

Ying Zheng was expressionless, looking straight at Bai Yan.

It's completely different from the slightly smiling appearance when he was in court.

As the words fell, Bai Yan knew that Ying Zheng in front of him was the king of Qin, his heart skipped a beat, and a cold sweat emerged from his back.

"Back to the king, yes!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Bai Yan bowed his hands and admitted.

Feng Quji had written about it in a letter, so he would be a fool to hesitate now.

"Why?"

Ying Zheng continued to ask.

"Returning to the king, before Bai Yan asked County Guard Feng to look at the matter of stirrups and horseshoe nails. Sheriff Feng once asked Bai Yan if these two things could be replaced with copper. Bai Yan said that horseshoe nails were not acceptable. Afterwards, County Guard Feng looked embarrassed, so he had a guess."

Bai Yan cupped his hands to Ying Zheng and said.

To be honest, in Bai Yan's eyes at that time, it was nothing to make a guess. One was just his own guess, and the other was that he knew that Feng Quji would be the prime minister of Qin in the future. It is beneficial to oneself.

If he had known that there would be such a question today, Bai Yan would not have talked too much.

You must know that the person who asked the question in front of him was the King of Qin, the King of Qin Yingzheng, and all the powers in the hands of the big men of Qin came from him.

"that's it?"

Upon hearing Bai Yan's words, Ying Zheng spoke.

Slowly got up, went to a wooden frame, took a roll of bamboo slips from above, and slowly opened it.

"There is a drought in the Zhao country, and Bai Yan feels that it is the best time to destroy Zhao. No matter what the burden is on the battlefield, as far as the country is concerned, the Zhao country will definitely lose."

Bai Yan bit the bullet, and said again: "Especially, if South Korea is destroyed, if Chu State wants to rush to help Zhao, it has to go through Wei State, and after South Korea has perished, Wei State dare not give way to Chu State, and then go to Chu State. The state of Qi and the state of Chu have had too much food and grass."

Ying Zheng listened, turned his head in amazement, and looked at the boy named Bai Yan.

"You told the widow that you are the son of the people of Qi State, named Yan."

Ying Zheng walked over, looked at Bai Yan and said.

You must know that the words and brief introduction just now are not a son of a common people at all, what can be said, even in the court, apart from some important officials, there are not many people who can say these words.

"Back to the king, Bai Yan did not hide anything from the king."

Bai Yan said to King Qin Yingzheng.

Looking at Qin Wang Yingzheng's increasingly suspicious eyes, Bai Yan knew that if he didn't speak out, Yingzheng would really be suspicious of him.

So Bai Yan slowly narrated his own experience and told Qin Wang Yingzheng that when he was a body mortician and buried Tian Jin, Tian Jin did not die completely, and he lived on for three years, which also taught him For three years, demand is revenge.

Bai Yan was not worried that Ying Zheng would send people to investigate, because he told all about how Duke Jin died, how his enemies framed him, and some hidden things.

These Yingzheng can be found out, and the rest will know that he is not lying.

"Tian Jin!"

King Qin Yingzheng muttered the name, and there was a strange look in Bai Yan's eyes.

The expression disappeared in a flash, and then Ying Zheng didn't bother about Tian Jin anymore.

"Bai Yan, I have seen the horseshoe nails and stirrups you mentioned earlier. I ask you, have you ever thought about it? What will be the consequences?"

King Qin Yingzheng changed the subject, looked at Bai Yan and asked.

After experiencing these two things, Ying Zheng immediately realized their importance.

But at the same time, Ying Zheng knew better what the consequences would be if Li Mu obtained this thing.

Therefore, Bai Yan was urgently ordered to rush back to Xianyang.

He wanted to know who else in Shangjun knew about these two things, and whether Bai Yan could control them.

Inside the study.

Hearing Ying Zheng's words, Bai Yan breathed a sigh of relief, just now the pressure Ying Zheng put on him can be imagined, but fortunately he fought to the death in Gaonu before and showed his identity, proving that he has no second thoughts.

"Your Majesty, these two things are Bai Yan, prepared to destroy Zhao. As for the Yuezhi and the Xiongnu, before the Gaonu war, Bai Yan had separated the Yuezhi and the Xiongnu, and the Yuezhi killed more than ten thousand Huns before retreating. Afterwards, the feud between the Xiongnu and the Yue clan deepened, and we, Qin, can take advantage of it."

Bai Yan spoke to King Qin Yingzheng.

Compared with the Yuezhi and the Xiongnu, the extermination of Zhao is the most important thing for Qin now. With the deep hatred between the Xiongnu and the Yuezhi, not to mention that the stirrups are difficult to obtain, even if there are stirrups, they will never dare to go south easily.

After all, no matter if it is the Yueshi or the Xiongnu, under such a blood feud, no one will rest assured of the other.

When Qin State destroys Zhao State, the Xiongnu and Yuezhi can nibble away and destroy it.

Moreover, in Bai Yan's mind, the stirrup might be strong, but the strongest one was the horse lance. As long as the Zhao country was destroyed, there would be enough ore to cast the horse lance. The premise was that Qin Wang Yingzheng was willing.

However, Bai Yan has already made plans and is ready to wait for the right time before speaking.

"So when the Xiongnu went south, you thought about these things, using the Xiongnu to contain the Yuezhi?"

Ying Zheng asked.

Looking at Bai Yan, Ying Zheng sighed. Sure enough, he and Kai Zhuang, Wang Wan, Wei Liao and others guessed right.

"Back to the king, Bai Yan's previous plan was to use the Yue clan to contain the Xiongnu."

Bai Yan replied with cupped hands.

Bai Yan's words surprised Ying Zheng a bit. Back then, Bai Yan's carriages were all going to the Xiongnu.

"Your Majesty, the Xiongnu is far away from Qin. If we form an alliance with the Xiongnu, the Yue clan will be weak, and the Huns will be strong. The royal family of the Xiongnu is far away from Qin, and the territory is vast and difficult to conquer. If there is a stirrup in the future, it will definitely become a serious problem for Qin. .”

Bai Yan slowly explained his previous plan: "That's why Bai Yan feels that the Yue clan is close, and that the Yue clan will weaken the Xiongnu. When the Huns are about to be destroyed, they will use the Huns to annihilate the Yue clan in one fell swoop, and achieve both!"

some words.

Ying Zheng couldn't help being surprised, and became more and more interested in the young man in front of him.

At this moment, Ying Zheng finally understood why this young man was full of praise for Meng Yu.

(End of this chapter)