Qin Gong

Chapter 309 The imperial edict arrived at the Yang Mansion, the helpless Bai Yan (6K)

In Xianyang City.

Yang House.

Veteran Yang Duanhe is dressed in commoner clothes. Even though his temples are full of gray hair, Yang Duanhe still does not forget to learn the art of war for decades.

In Yang Duanhe's eyes, there are too many things in contact with, and many times he will forget some unknowingly. As a general, he must never forget the bamboo slips such as the art of war, and the battles that have been recorded.

By candlelight.

In the middle of the night, Yang Duanhe was still reluctant to put down the bamboo slips in his hand when he saw how many times the maid had picked out candle lights.

At this moment, the door opened, and with a little coolness, a cheerful footstep sounded.

"Grandfather, grandfather!!"

A child's voice came, Yang Duanhe turned his head, and saw a five or six-year-old child running towards him happily.

"Pu Shan! But you're here to coax grandpa to sleep again?"

Yang Duanhe looked at his little grandson, his old eyes were full of love.

Putting down the bamboo slips, Yang Duanhe turned slightly sideways, looking at the child Yang Pushan who rushed forward.

"Ok!"

Accompanied by Yang Pushan's milky words, Yang Duanhe smiled.

"Okay, grandpa, go to bed!"

Yang Duanhe nodded, got up, and hugged Yang Pushan.

In fact, Yang Duanhe didn't know why his grandson came. Perhaps it was Yang Yan who was worried about his health, so he asked Pu Shan to come here.

"Pu Shan, go and call your father over!"

Yang Duan and Fangcai's grandson exhorted softly.

Since the grandson is here, it means that Yang Yan has not rested yet.

"it is good!"

Yang Pushan, who was five or six years old, heard Yang Duanhe's words, and ran out of the door quickly.

Soon.

Yang Duanhe in the study saw Yang Yan who was dressed in silk and entered the study.

"Father!"

After Yang Yan entered the study, he came to Yang Duanhe and clapped his hands together.

In the dim light of candles.

Yang Duan nodded, looking at Yang Pushan who was about to hug him when he came back, Yang Duanhe called his good grandson with a smile.

"Calculating the time, Bai Yan will return to Xianyang in a day or two!"

Yang Duanhe looked at Yang Yan while holding his grandson.

Yang Duanhe knew very well that if it wasn't for Bai Yan in the past, Yang Yan would have died tragically at the hands of Zhao Jun, how could he return to Xianyang with his life.

During this time, I heard that the daughter-in-law in the mansion mentioned that Yang Yan had already prepared the gift, and after Bai Yan returned to Xianyang, he would find a time to send it to Bai Yan, and he would organize a banquet in the mansion for Bai Yan.

"Counting the time, it should be within one or two days!"

Yang Yan nodded after hearing his father's words, and then asked softly: "Is father worried about uncle?"

Seeing his father specifically mentioning this matter to him, Yang Yan knew that it was probably because of the uncle's family.

Both he and his father had a good impression of Bai Yan, but the uncle's family still had some gaps and estrangements towards Bai Yan.

After all, in Shangjun in the past, although the uncle and Bai Yan didn't have any direct conflicts, they still felt a little unhappy.

"You should know what your uncle is like,"

Yang Duanhe sighed.

The voice fell.

Suddenly the father and son saw that Yang Pushan, who had been pursing his lips, suddenly asked curiously.

"Is the Bai Yan mentioned by my grandfather the Zuo Shuzhang that Hu Shen and the others talked about?"

Yang Pushan looked at his grandfather curiously on his small cheeks.

"Pu Shan knew each other?"

When Yang Duanhe heard his grandson's words, he couldn't help smiling on his old face with many years of experience.

Yang Yan also looked at his third son curiously.

Faced with Yang Duanhe's inquiry and Yang Yan's gaze, Yang Pushan nodded.

"When Pu Shan was playing with Hu Can, I heard Hu Can and the others say it."

Yang Pushan said.

Inside the study.

Following Yang Pushan, he slowly told about Hu Shen's eavesdropping on his father's conversation.

Among them, in the back, when talking about the experience of going out to play with Hu Shen, Yang Pushan was full of joy, but when he mentioned Bai Yan, he was sometimes excited and sometimes a little scared.

After a long time.

Yang Duanhe, who had listened to the whole process, looked at the little grandson Yang Pushan in his arms.

"After this incident, you will go see your uncle!"

Yang Duanhe turned his head and asked Yang Yan.

In terms of selfishness, Yang Duanhe doesn't agree with Yang Yan and Bai Yan getting too close, especially at this time, Bai Yan has just returned from destroying Zhao and started killing in Yanmen.

Right now, he is getting closer to Bai Yan.

It is equivalent to telling the world that Yang Yan and Bai Yan are standing together.

In this way, Yang Yan will also be implicated by Bai Yan, and will be secretly hated by many people.

But Yang Duanhe also knows that the eldest son Yang Yan was eager for success in Yan Zai before, not only was injured, but almost got into a catastrophe. Fortunately, Bai Yan rescued him.

This life-saving grace!

Yang Yan had to pay it back no matter what, not to mention that Bai Yan had offended countless people, even if Bai Yan was going to be executed tomorrow, Yang Yan had to find a way to save people today.

If he is greedy for life and afraid of death, if he is ungrateful, even if Yang Yan can live, let alone how he will be treated by the world in the future, even the court of Qin State and those nobles and nobles will no longer think highly of Yang Yan.

"Yan is clear! Don't worry, father!"

When Yang Yan heard his father's words, he clasped his hands and answered.

Looking at his father, Yang Yan understood the meaning of his father's instruction just now. Their Yang family came from the State of Zhao, and their ancestors were Yang, a minister of the State of Jin. Later they branched out. During the time of King Zhao Xiaocheng, they came to the State of Qin and took root. Now Uncle Yang Xian is a minister of the Qin State, and his father Yang Duanhe is a general of the Qin State.

After making friends with the Bai family, no matter what the result is, Yang Yan is still a member of the Yang family.

Bai Yan was kind to him in saving his life, his father was already old, so of course he didn't care,
But where is the uncle, I still have to let me know.

"It would be great if nothing happened about Yingchuan!"

Yang Yan looked at Yang Pushan in his father's arms, and said softly,

First, the uncle resigned from office, and although he became an official again later, it was obviously not as good as before, and the most fatal thing to Yang was the Yingchuan incident.

If there were no changes in Yingchuan, as the father of a veteran general of the Qin State, the king would trust his father and continue to use his father, and his father would be able to fully support the Yang family.

If so, he would not have been eager to do meritorious service when he was in Yan Yu, and he almost killed Yang Shi in the end.

"There is no need to worry too much about this. After you make friends with Bai Yan, you, Yang Xiong, and Bai Yan will not sit back and watch you be abandoned!"

Yang Duanhe heard the eldest son's emotion and said indifferently.

Yang Yan and Bai Yan have both advantages and disadvantages. The disadvantage is that they will offend the gentry, but the advantages are also obvious. As long as the Yang family and the Bai family have a good relationship, even without Yang Duanhe, Bai Yan, who is now powerful and powerful, sits on one side , will also help Yang.

This is also the reason why Yang Duanhe finally turned around and asked Yang Yan to meet Yang Xian when he looked at his grandson just now.

As long as the descendants of the Yang family have a backer in the court, whether it is Yang Pushan in front of him, or other grandchildren, or even a hundred years later, as long as the Yang family produces a talented person in the future, they will be qualified to make the family rise again.

Relying on the past qualifications of the ancestors and the family connections, they were reused again.

Inside the study.

Yang Duanhe and Yang Yan, father and son, were talking in low voices.

However, at this moment, hurried footsteps came from outside the study, and upon hearing the movement, both Yang Duanhe and Yang Yan hurriedly turned their heads to look, not knowing what happened.

Then the father and son looked at each other.

You know it's almost late at night, so what's the matter?

"General, there is a call from the palace!"

A servant came to the study in a hurry suddenly, and said to Yang Duan and cupped his hands.

heard.

Whether it was Yang Duanhe or Yang Yan, he was taken aback by the explanation.

Wang Zhao! !
How could there be Wang Zhao at this time?

Yang Yan frowned slightly, and there was a trace of worry in his eyes. After his father returned from Zhao, he had no name but no reality. Now the king sent an urgent order in the middle of the night.

thought here.

Yang Yan couldn't help his hands, trembling slightly, a trace of fear emerged in his heart.

Although it felt unlikely, and even though he knew that the king was not that kind of fool, but after all it was about his father, and Yang Yan was human, so he couldn't help worrying that the volume of Wang Zhao would be the order he feared most.

"Pu Shan, you go to bed first, your grandfather has something important to do with your father, please listen!"

Hearing his father's voice, Yang Yan turned his head and looked at his father who was coaxing Yang Pushan, his eyebrows could not help but worry.

"Well! Pushan is going to sleep now!"

Young Yang Pushan, when he heard Yang Duanhe's words, he turned around carefree and trotted away from the study. There were maids waiting outside, and he was not worried about the darkness.

Yang Duanhe watched his grandson leave the study, and then got up. On his old cheeks, the loving smile just now had disappeared, replaced by the self-confidence of a generation of veterans. Then he followed the servants and walked out of the study.

Yang Yan hurriedly followed behind.

After a while.

In the courtyard of the mansion, a number of Qin soldiers wearing Qin armor, wearing a sword, and holding a torch stood around the courtyard.

As generals of the Qin State, Yang Duanhe and Yang Yan had experienced the battlefield. When they saw this scene and looked at those Qin soldiers, they would naturally not be timid.

Seeing Han Mo, Yang Duanhe and Yang Yan who were holding an edict and wearing eunuch costumes, they were all surprised.

Yang Duanhe stepped forward, and Yang Yan followed behind.

"Korean visitor!"

Han Mo, who is forty years old, is the 'visiter' in the palace. He belongs to Lang Zhongling. And when Yang Duanhe was young, by chance, he once helped Han Mo who made a mistake.

"Old General! General Yang!"

Han Mo, who was dressed as an eunuch, looked at Yang Duanhe and Yang Yan, and smiled back.

After the ceremony, Yang Duanhe got up, looked at Han Mo, and Yang Yan, who was following the ceremony, also raised his head.

When Yang Yan looked at Han Mo's appearance, he was relieved.

Han Mo's smile obviously didn't seem to be an accident!

"General Yang, take orders!"

Han Mo was not in a hurry to catch up with Yang Duanhe, but took the Wang Zhao he brought in his hand and opened it slowly.

After seeing Yang Duanhe salute again.

Han Mo looked at the contents of Wang Zhaozhong.

"Wang Zhao and Yang Duanhe are the veterans of the three dynasties of Qin. They led the army to attack Zhao, quelled the rebellion and destroyed Zhao. They were rewarded with a special reward of [-] gold and an additional [-] households. They will go to Handan with them today to sacrifice together! "

After Han Mo finished reading the edict, he put away the edict with both hands, and looked at Yang Duanhe with a smile.

now.

Yang Duanhe, who still bowed his hands to compose the ceremony, raised his head and looked at Han Mo suspiciously, with a flash of shock in his eyes.

Not only Yang Duanhe, but also Yang Yan behind Yang Duanhe, was dumbfounded at the moment, suspecting that his ears had not misheard.

It was clear that the king had begun to distance himself from his father before, and even after retiring from the court, he never summoned his father to discuss matters with other important officials in the court.

Don't mention them Yang's.

That is, all civil and military officials in the court, even the gentry and dignitaries in Xianyang City, have seen that the Yang family has gradually lost the respect and trust of the king after the Yingchuan incident. Withdraw from the Qin power center.

Therefore, Yang Yan never dreamed that he would suddenly be rewarded with such an edict today.

This! ! !
Yang Yan, who has experienced officialdom, knows that this simple reward should not be underestimated, but behind it, it represents the king's approval.

thought here.

Yang Yan looked at Han Mo who was holding the edict and handing it to his father, and then looked at his father's back, the cold eyes he experienced during this period and the ridicule behind him.

at this moment.

Yang Yan looked at the bent back of his father in front of him, his eyes were red with tears.

Father was not abandoned by the king!Your Majesty agrees with your father's contribution to the extermination of Zhao!

"My humble minister~! My humble minister! Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward!"

Along with Yang Yan, veteran Yang Duanhe was also excited. At this moment, Yang Duanhe, who had gray temples, was also looking at the edict with tears in his eyes.

When he took the edict with his own hands, Yang Duan and his hands trembled slightly.

"Criminal Yang Duanhe, thank you, Your Majesty!"

After receiving the edict, Yang Duanhe turned to face the direction of the palace and knelt down again.

When compiling the ceremony, Yang Duanhe held the edict in both hands, tightly against his forehead and gray hair.

As a veteran of the three generations of the Qin State, he has experienced too many things in the Qin State. It can be said that Yang Duanhe's life is dedicated to the Qin State.

Therefore, after Yang Duanhe returned to Xianyang, he always understood why Lian Po, the former famous general, left Zhao Guo, and kept thinking about Zhao Guo in his heart until his death.

Yang Duanhe, who didn't want to leave Qin, thought that he would die in Qin's depression in the future.

Never thought.

The king has not forgotten him as an old minister!

In the courtyard, because there are many palace guards holding torches, the fire is very bright.

Standing in the yard, Han Mo didn't speak in a hurry. Looking at Yang Duanhe and Yang Yan, father and son, who were kneeling on the ground, Han Mo naturally understood their feelings.

It was lost and found again, and it was still the trust and esteem of King Qin Yingzheng.

Putting this matter on any Qin official, I'm afraid it won't be much better.

for a long time.

Seeing Yang Duanhe and Yang Yan get up, Han Mo just stood up, then turned his head and asked the guards to bring in the prepared rewards.

"Master Han, may I sit down?"

Yang Duanhe red-eyed, and after calming down, he realized that he had neglected Han Mo.

"You don't have to be polite, old general, Han Mo has to return to the palace!"

Han Mo declined with a smile.

Seeing this, Yang Duanhe bowed to Han Mo again.

Han Mo also bowed his hand in return.

"Master Han, can you tell me what happened in the palace?"

After Yang Duan and the ceremony were finished, he looked at the edict in his hand on his old face, and then looked at Han Mo.

In the court hall, Yang Duanhe, who was an official to a general, knew that something might have happened when Ying Zheng suddenly ordered him to summon Wang Zhao.

Yang Yan stood aside, looking at his father, and then at Han Mo.

Under the gaze of the father and son.

Han Mo nodded.

Turning his head to look in the corridor, a Qin soldier guard has already gone to carry the wooden box, and many other guards are going to light the path of the corridor.

Han Mo turned his head, looked at Yang Duanhe, and nodded.

"At sunset, Zuo Shu Chang Bai Yan returned to Xianyang, and was summoned by the king in the palace. The king and Zuo Shu Chang chatted for more than two hours in the study. When Han Mo came to the old general, he met Fang Cai on the way. Zuo Shuzhang who left, that Zuo Shuzhang seems to be going to the mansion of his uncle, General Bai Yu!"

Han Mo said.

After thinking about it, his eyes flicked left and right, looking at the guards of the Qin soldiers in the distance on both sides.

"Old general, apart from this edict, the king also intends to let you be appointed as the governor of Yanmen County!"

Han Mo said in a low voice.

Then Han Mo looked around again, saw no one was approaching, and continued to tell Yang Duanhe in a low voice. While waiting for Wang Zhao, he heard the king looking at the edict, and said softly: Old General Yang, this time he is qualified for Yanmen County Shou, don't let the widow down again!

After speaking, Han Mo stopped talking because there were so many people.

It was he and Yang Duanhe's old acquaintance who just told this matter in advance.

"Bai Yan!"

In the courtyard, upon hearing Han Mo's words, Yang Duanhe and Yang Yan were shocked and looked at each other.

They didn't expect it.

Behind this edict, it was actually Bai Yan who was helping them.

Moreover, he talked with the king for more than two hours in the study!

Thinking of this, Yang Duanhe and Yang Yan were very curious, how did Bai Yan manage to make the king change his mind?
You must know that the ministers and generals who had a good relationship with the Yang family before had written a letter of advice, but instead of persuading the king, the king was even more displeased.

But right now, watching Han Mo Jili, he was anxious to go back and return to his command.

Yang Duanhe and Yang Yan could only put away their thoughts, and hurriedly bowed their hands in return, and then ordered someone to send Han Mo out of the mansion.

After a while.

The Yang Mansion returned to silence, and after watching Han Mo and the palace guards leave, Yang Duanhe and Yang Yan stood in the courtyard under the light of the maids and servants holding candle lamps.

"Father, if this is true, then the king obviously wants to use father more!"

Seeing that there was no one around, Yang Yan couldn't help it, and said to his father excitedly.

Because Yingzheng was going to Handan, Zhao State, the entire court was busy making arrangements during this time, dealing with all the planning and important matters clearly.

In addition, his father was trapped by thieves in Yingchuan before, which caused quite a lot of criticism. The king asked his father to accompany him to Handan. Yang Yan knew that the king must appoint his father when he was offering sacrifices in Handan.

At that time, the resistance of my father to be the governor of Yanmen will definitely be far less than that of the court of Qin.

"Ok!"

Yang Duanhe looked at the edict in his hand and nodded. At this moment, Yang Duanhe and the old man were still a little absent-minded.

Bai Yan!

How did the young Bai family boy who had saved the life of his eldest son make the king change his mind, and the king even asked him to serve as the county guard in Yanmen.

When Yang Duanhe was puzzled, he suddenly heard Yang Yan's words.

"Father! I just heard from Master Han Mo that Bai Yan went to his uncle Bai Yu's house, and Yan Yan went here to see Bai Yan in person!"

Yang Yan said excitedly.

After saying goodbye once, Yang Yan asked Bai Yan to tell him when he returned to Xianyang that he would definitely prepare a banquet and treat Bai Yan himself.

Never thought that now that Bai Yan came back, he has not yet repaid his life-saving grace, and the banquet has not been prepared yet.

Bai Yan then helped Yang Shi another big favor.

This kindness.

Yang Yan didn't know what to say, at this moment Yang Yan wished to see Bai Yan immediately and express his gratitude to Bai Yan.

"Okay, be careful not to be seen by others. The edict has just been delivered, so you should be more careful. After tomorrow, you can stop worrying about other things. At that time, you will invite Bai Yan to your house as a guest."

When Yang Duanhe heard Yang Yan's words, he didn't stop Yang Yan, but only gave some instructions.

Hearing this, Yang Yan saluted his father, and then he couldn't wait to get his servants to prepare the carriage, and led a few servants towards the outside of the mansion.

late at night.

Bai Yan waited in the study of Bai Yu's mansion until the dead of night, but Bai Yu didn't come back.

But Bai Yan was not in a hurry to leave, even though Bai Yan wanted to go back to his mansion earlier, but as a junior, it was not good for him to leave the mansion without seeing anyone.

Therefore, Bai Yan never left, quietly in the study, waiting for Bai Yu's return.

Inside the study.

At first, Bai Yan asked the maid that those in the study were military books, and then, under the maid's service, he slowly knelt in front of the window and read the military books.

Just as time goes by.

Bai Yan, who had been riding on horseback today, still felt a little sleepy.

Looking at the lit candle, Bai Yan turned his head and looked at the moonlight in the distance outside the window.

After reading the "Six Secret Teachings of the Grand Duke" taught to him by Mr. Wei, these ordinary military books not only seem to be easy to understand, but there are even some places that are not detailed enough, which has fatal flaws.

Therefore, after watching it for a long time, Bai Yan felt sleepy and didn't want to read it much.

"Not back yet!"

In the middle of the night in November, with a light breeze blowing, Bai Yan still felt a bit of coolness.

Putting down the bamboo slips in his hand, Bai Yan thought about the conversation with Ying Zheng today. He thought a lot, and among them he remembered the matter of his grandmother.

The last time I saw my uncle, I didn't have much time to catch up with my uncle.

Even the little uncle had to be sent back to the small house overnight.

At that time, Bai Yan didn't ask his little uncle whether Lu Bo's daughter was still alive in Chu State, and how she is now.

Thinking room.

Bai Yan suddenly heard hurried footsteps coming from outside, and after a few breaths, the study door opened.

Bai Yu then walked in from outside the study.

"You kid came back and ordered someone to tell you in advance!"

After Bai Yu entered the study, he saw Bai Yan who was kneeling on the wooden table in front of the window and getting up, and reprimanded him softly.

However, when he saw Bai Yan who stood up and looked at him, slowly compiling the ceremony.

No matter how much blame Bai Yu had in his heart, he couldn't express it.

"Bai Yan met uncle!"

Bai Yan cupped his hands and saluted.

Bai Yu looked angrily at Bai Yan, who was dressed in the official uniform of the Qin Dynasty, and looked at the gentle and gentle Bai Yan. Looking at the tiredness on Bai Yan's face, he couldn't help but sigh.

Bai Yu, who used to lead the army abroad, didn't know the pain of Bai Yan traveling all the way.

"Sit down! I heard from the servant that it was you who refused to let the servant go to the elder brother's mansion to report?"

While Bai Yu was speaking, he came to the other side of the wooden table and knelt down.

Looking at the young Bai Yan who was wearing a bean, Bai Yu said without waiting for Bai Yan to speak.

"I just found out that you are in the mansion, and I have ordered someone to call the two elder brothers over!"

Bai Yu said this with a slight smile.

In the past, if the Bai family needed to rely on Bai Yan and felt indebted to Bai Yan, then now, after the Yanmen incident, Bai Yan would owe them the Bai family.

One must know that behind the Yanmen incident, Bai Yan had offended so many dignitaries of the gentry, and those dignitaries were intertwined and involved a wide range of things, even in the state of Qin, many were involved.

During this period of time, Bai's family was devastated by Bai Yan.

In the eyes of the world.

Bai Yan is a descendant of the Bai family, any behavior will implicate the Bai family!
"Uncle, this!"

When Bai Yan heard Bai Yu's words, he was astonished, and then his face collapsed, he couldn't laugh or cry.

Bai has been waiting here for so long because of his feelings. If he had known that, he might as well have gone to see Uncle Bai and Bai Yan directly from the beginning.

"If you are sleepy, rest here!"

Bai Yu ignored Bai Yan and watched the maid pour warm tea for him.

At this moment, Bai Yu didn't know that Bai Yan was just in the palace, and he was alone in the study with Ying Zheng, talking for more than two hours.

In Bai Yu's eyes.

Obviously, Bai Yan came here just after going to the palace and simply returning to his life.

　Thank you for your monthly tickets and evaluation tickets, thank you all with a knife, and thank you all.

　　The weather in winter is erratic, and it is easy to catch a cold. You should pay attention to keeping your body warm and drink plenty of hot water!
　　
　
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