Qin Gong

"Yan'er!"

The uncle came to Bai Yan one after another, and after looking at Bai Yan, he quickly calmed down so as not to look too downcast, looked at the two men beside Bai Yan, and raised his hand in salute.

"I"

The uncle wanted to speak just now, but for some reason, after seeing the eyes of one of the men, the uncle instinctively felt timid, and his Adam's apple twitched.

In order to avoid embarrassment, the uncle looked away, glanced at Bai Yan, and then looked at the horse that Bai Yan was holding.

"Yan'er, this is it?"

The uncle looked at Bai Yan and asked.

In the eyes of the uncle, he is Yan'er's uncle, and as Yan'er's elder, Yan'er will naturally regard him as the master and obey his orders in everything.

"Uncle?"

Bai Yan did not expect to see his uncle here, and was a little surprised, especially seeing his uncle like this.

For some reason, Bai Yan suddenly thought of Cen Qing. When the uncle came to Chu State with Zi Lu, but sold Cen Qing to someone else, he didn't know how Cen Qing would feel if he saw the uncle in front of him.

"Leave the city first! Wait on the official road outside the city gate!"

Bai Yan was not in a hurry to talk to his uncle, but looked at Mang and another confidant, and ordered softly, after leaving the giant city, he will soon arrive at the border of Qin State, and other confidantes are waiting there.

When I went to find Ban Ding before, both Mang and this cronies already had the identity and tokens of Chu people, so it was not difficult to enter and exit the city gate.

"promise!"

Hearing Bai Yan's order, Mang hurriedly saluted Bai Yan, glanced at his uncle, and walked towards the city gate.

The uncle looked at this scene, his eyes froze for a moment, and then he immediately thought of something, blinked his eyes twice, and gradually showed joy, yes, Yan'er must have joined his little uncle, no wonder there has been no news of Yan'er in the past three years However, Yan'er often asks someone to bring money back. Although I don't understand why Yan'er didn't tell Brother Zhong directly that he was here in Qionggu, but
No, I'm afraid that Qionggu is now famous, so he probably doesn't like Yan'er very much. Although he was not directly kicked out like he was before, and he put down his harsh words, Yan'er is probably not as close to Yangu as he was when he was a child. Otherwise, why not enjoy yourself in Shouchun, but come here.

"Uncle!"

After Mang left, Bai Yan raised his hand to salute his uncle.

Speaking of this uncle, the last time we met was at the gate of Linzi City, when my grandfather sold the land and raised enough money to give it to the uncle, and because his grandmother was ill, he happened to send his grandmother to Linzi, and met at the gate To the uncle's side.

Behind was Xianyang. The uncle at that time seemed to be worried that he would be shameless, so he pretended not to see him and passed by. He only found out after asking Qin officials.

"Ok!"

Seeing Bai Yanjili, the uncle nodded slowly and sighed.

"But where?"

The uncle said, looking at Bai Yan's appearance, not only is he leading a horse, but he also has a sword around his waist.

When he saw this, the uncle couldn't help but sighed unfairly in his mind. He couldn't imagine that this kid who he had always looked down upon was living a better life than his elder, how unfair the heavens are.

"Go to Qin Guowu to deliver a letter!"

Bai Yan said softly.

"Qin State Wudu, that's the way from Longxi to Shu, what are you going to do there?"

When the uncle heard the name Wudu, he thought about it for a while, and had some vague impressions. When he was in Xianyang, he had mentioned such a place when he was in contact with other scholars.

But why go to Wudu?
The uncle turned his eyes and looked at Bai Yan.

"But Qiangu let you go?"

The uncle looked at Bai Yan with serious eyes in an instant, as if he wanted to show his dignity as an elder.

However, what the uncle never expected was that under his pretentious appearance, the excited and joyful expression was somewhat obvious.

Bai Yan is not stupid. Hearing this sentence, it is not clear that the uncle already knew about the affairs of the uncle in Shouchun, and the appearance of the uncle at the moment obviously did not get the slightest help from the uncle.

Thinking of his little uncle's temperament, Bai Yan couldn't help but smile.

The little uncle is not the father, the mother, or the uncle or the grandmother. The little uncle is straight-tempered. If he likes it, he likes it. If he doesn't like it, he won't hide it. Bai Yan can think that when the little uncle sees the uncle, I'm afraid it's not as simple as refusing. It is estimated that threats are indispensable.

Thinking of this, Bai Yan couldn't help sighing, finally someone is not used to uncle.

"Yan'er, tell the truth!!!"

Uncle looked at Bai Yan's silent appearance, shouted angrily, and pointed to Bai Yan's knee. This is the instinct of the elders to reprimand the younger generation. Under normal circumstances, if the younger generation being reprimanded is disobedient, they will kneel down, otherwise they will be whipped .

But following the gazes of the people around him, and the people around pointing their fingers, the uncle noticed, and saw Bai Yan's eyes, thinking that the kid in front of him had never given him face as an uncle since he was a child, and he didn't say anything less. If it's annoying, besides, now I don't want to use the matter of teaching literacy to let Zhongdi and that shrew of the Xiong family frighten this kid like before.

"Yan'er, I am your uncle!"

The uncle took a deep breath, although his expression was a little guilty, but he still pretended to be nice to you.

Seeing Bai Yan's hesitant look on his face, the uncle sighed, shook his head full of hatred, and hit the palm of the other with two hands, the back of one hand.

"Could it be that you forgot that I am your uncle, a blood relative!!! He is just an outsider!"

When the uncle said this, he glanced in Shouchun's direction, pointed his finger, and looked at Bai Yan.

"Think about it, if he is good for you, if he treats you as a family member, how can he make you go to other places without hesitation, and travel thousands of miles? Think about it, now Qin Chu"

When the uncle said this, he carefully glanced at the people around him, pretending to be worried and scared, and then looked at Bai Yan: "The situation is so chaotic, there are dangerous places everywhere, uncle is worried, he wants to use this to harm you !"

The uncle felt that he had said so much, and the young Shui Yan in front of him, who was younger than Zilu, should have thought it through.

A moment of silence.

Under his uncle's gaze, Bai Yan hesitated, as if he was a little sad. After struggling for a while, he finally figured it out and felt that what his uncle said made sense.

So, as the uncle gradually couldn't hide the joy in his eyes, Bai Yan looked around hesitantly, and then looked at the uncle.

"Uncle, this matter is very important, don't let others know!"

Bai Yan bowed his hands to his uncle.

When the uncle heard this, his eyes lit up, and after looking around, he nodded again and again.

"So that's the case, indeed, this place is not suitable for talking, Yan'er, how much money do you have now?"

When the uncle said this, he felt hungry and kept swallowing his saliva.

Hearing what the uncle said, Bai Yan reached out and took out a bag full of coins. Before Bai Yan could react, the uncle frantically reached out and snatched it. His excited hands trembled slightly, and he opened the small bag. Look at the coins inside.

"Uncle, what do you mean by this?"

Bai Yan frowned slightly, looking at the uncle's eyes, he returned to indifference again, as if he was already angry.

Bai Yan's appearance immediately calmed down the uncle, thinking that Shui Yan was never afraid of him when he was a child, and noticed that this kid is now wearing a sword, unlike when he was a child, the uncle is also worried that this kid will lose his mind and really go crazy later .

"I just want to see how Naigu treats you. Looking at the money right now, hmph, but that's all, that Wudu is thousands of miles away, just this money, hmph, little man~!"

The uncle pretended to be indignant, and then there was a look of reluctance on his pale, fat cheeks, but he still returned the money bag to Bai Yan.

"Uncle is in a hurry today, he is not yet full, so go find a place, I would like to tell Uncle, otherwise I am worried that my life will be lost!"

The uncle looked at Bai Yan and said, and then walked towards the city gate without waiting for Bai Yan to speak.

Seeing this, Bai Yan put away his money and followed slowly.

After a long time.

In Jucheng City, in a restaurant, as for why he was in the restaurant, it was because the uncle insisted on insisting that he would not go to the restaurant, as if he thought that the words 'my life is not guaranteed' had frightened Bai Yan, so he came here When he arrived at the restaurant, the uncle was the first to say that he wanted a private room, and he wasn't worried that Bai Yan wouldn't pay him at all.

Inside the room.

As the wine and meat came up, the uncle gobbled it up, stuffing the food into his mouth with his hands, and took a sip from the wine next to him from time to time.

"It's not as good as the one in Luoyin."

"This wine is better from Linzi of Qi State. Although Chu State and Qin State have their own flavors, they will be served less in the end."

"This dish."

The uncle's mouth was full of food, and he couldn't stop eating while picking out the bad parts.

Bai Yan ate slowly, and now Bai Yan looked at the uncle who was eating and drinking, but he was not in a hurry. As for what he would say to the uncle later, it would depend on what the uncle wanted to say to him.

For his uncle, Bai Yan didn't like him very much. When he was a child, he relied on being a brother and bullied his honest father. Later, after his mother married his father, she used teaching him to read and write as an excuse to constantly ask for bribes from his parents. After tearing his face, he got Knowing that her parents are rich, she keeps thinking about taking all the money from her parents.

Bai Yan is not a parent, Bai Yan doesn't care about this kind of family relationship, what is a relative, in Bai Yan's eyes, Mr. Hu who has no blood relationship is more like an elder.

Take the jug and pour the wine into the bar.

Bai Yan reached out to pick it up, drank it down, his heart was full of bitterness, from the beginning when his good friends, Yu Sui, Xi, and Liang Lang left, and then the generals who got along with him died in front of him one by one, now he is watching That old Hu who protected him everywhere in the court of the Qin Dynasty said he had passed away.

Leaving one by one, experiencing one after another, Bai Yan always felt as if he was abandoned.

"Yan'er, tell Uncle, why did Qionggu let you go to Wudu?"

After the uncle burped for a long time, he sighed comfortably, looked at the food and wine on the table, and prepared to continue eating later, but the most important thing right now is to understand why Qiangu actually asked Yan'er to go to Wudu , that is the hinterland of Qin.

"Don't hide this matter from Uncle. Compared to that valley, Uncle is from your family. You have the same blood as Uncle. Will Uncle harm you?"

The uncle rubbed his stomach and said to Bai Yan.

Bai Yan took out a piece of cloth from his bosom. When the uncle saw it, he stretched out his hand for Bai Yan to bring it over. When he saw Bai Yan's obedient appearance, he nodded in satisfaction and showed a smug smile.

Looking at the respectful Bai Yan, the uncle felt very comfortable, but after all he was still a young man and couldn't stand being scared.

"Huh? What is this, why is there no word?"

However, when he saw that there was not a word in it, only two coins, the uncle was completely dazed in place, full of puzzlement, and then looked at Bai Yan, asking Bai Yan to explain clearly.

"I don't know, my uncle just asked me to send me to the Min Mansion in Wudu, so I will know naturally."

Bai Yan indicated that he didn't understand either.

Hearing Bai Yan's words, the uncle took the cloth and looked it over carefully, making sure that there were no marks. Then he looked at the two coins on it, showing a thoughtful look. After a long time, he finally laughed.

"Sure enough, uncle expected!"

The uncle did not hand over the cloth and two coins to Bai Yan, but put them on the table, and then stroked his beard under Bai Yan's gaze.

"Yan'er, let me ask you, do you believe uncle?"

The uncle stopped what he was doing, suddenly looked at Bai Yan, and then looked at Bai Yan's suspicious expression, and then remembered that he had a bad relationship with this kid since he was a child.

"Yan'er! When I was young, my uncle wanted to teach you to read from the bottom of my heart, but you have been away for so long, and you must have seen the importance of your connections. You should understand why the old uncle couldn't get out of his family."

The uncle first explained what happened back then with a guilty expression on his face, and even told some stories to make Bai Yan more aware, and he didn't stop talking until he saw Bai Yan's complexion eased, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

After seeing Bai Yan's expression, the uncle finally spoke his mind.

"Those two people just now, did you obey orders?"

Uncle asked.

Bai Yan thought for a while, then nodded slowly.

"Okay, then listen to uncle first, and go to Qi country immediately!"

When the uncle said this, he looked at Bai Yan's surprised and puzzled eyes and shook his head: "Now your little uncle doesn't care about your life at all. Sooner or later, your life will be in danger, but uncle asks you, your little uncle and your mother's relationship How's the relationship?"

Upon hearing this question, Bai Yan answered without hesitation.

"My mother said that it is very good to have urine since childhood. After my grandfather is gone, it is they and my grandmother who depend on each other for life!"

Bai Yan looked at his uncle.

"That's right, Yan'er think about it, if you bring your mother to Chu State, and the two meet each other, at that time, Qiangu misses the family relationship, and with your mother, why don't you worry about not being able to enjoy yourself in peace, why do you have to run around like you are today?" ?”

The uncle looked at Bai Yan with a puzzled smile, as if he was worried about Bai Yan's hesitation, the uncle showed a benevolent expression on his face, like an incomparably good elder.

"Although Yan'er has been very strong since she was a child, my uncle knows very well that you have been a filial person since you were a child. Now your parents are working hard in Linzi. Although you have some money, how can you compare it with living in a mansion? In addition, if you don't have your mother around .”

The uncle stroked his beard and looked at Bai Yan. It seemed that he had always understood Bai Yan's heart, but then he shook his head, worried for Bai Yan.

"Can"

Bai Yan was obviously moved, but also worried.

The uncle saw why Bai Yan was hesitant, so he quickly pointed to the cloth on the table and told Bai Yan that it was a long way to go to Qin State and Wudu, and Qin and Chu were at war again, so it was very dangerous and exhausting, and it must not be a big deal, probably It is to pay back the money, and Qi Gu made a fortune, so now he naturally cares about his reputation.

When the uncle said this, he even picked up two coins and showed them to Bai Yan.

"Why does Qiangu insist that you travel thousands of miles to pay back the two money? Yan'er must remember that in the eyes of Qiangu, you are an outsider, and only your mother is the same mother as Qiangu! Right now, Yan'er You have no choice, besides, don't you want to be the same person as that Qianggu? His parents are not as important as paying back two money?"

The uncle frowned slightly as he spoke, as if if Bai Yan dared to refute, he would immediately get angry, and he would never tolerate a heartless and unjust person.

Bai Yan thought for a long time when he heard what his uncle said, and finally nodded hesitantly.

After the uncle saw this scene, he could no longer restrain the ecstasy in his heart.

"Okay, Uncle really saw the right person!"

The uncle smiled excitedly.

In fact, just now, my uncle didn't tell the truth. In my uncle's eyes, if Naogu still missed his family after he made a fortune, he would have already returned to Qi State to pick up his mother and come to Chu State to enjoy the blessings. Looking at Naogu now, will he come back? Qi's plan?
hum~!Even if the kid in front of him goes back to pick up his family, he probably won't be much better off there.

When you are poor, you recognize your relatives, but when you are rich, you are not benevolent! ! !

As for the cloth.

The uncle sneered in his heart, this method can hide the young Shui Yan, but how can it hide him, when he is as superficial as other scholars?
This blank cloth must be going to Wudu to find that person and let him write a message on it.

Thinking of Qiang Gu's shameless threat back then, and thinking of the inhumane driving away, the uncle was full of anger. Fortunately, he was still thinking about how to calm down Qiangu and curry favor with him.

Right now, Qin and Chu are at war, and Qiangu actually sent a letter to the military capital of Qin State. Uncle couldn't help but sneer. After he figured out this matter, if Qiangu had already defected to Qin State, he would definitely return to Chu State again and use this evidence to threaten Qionggu, to see if Qionggu is still stubborn, he will return all the grievances of the past, and when he has a status, he will destroy everything that Qionggu owns.

If it was Namin Mansion, the capital of Wu, who had already surrendered to Chu State, then he could take this news and go to Xianyang to seek refuge with Li Si! ! !

Hahahaha~!

The uncle thought about it, full of complacency, and felt very flattered in his heart, as if he had seen that no matter how he chose, he would definitely turn around in the future, and power, status, beauty and wealth could finally be realized.

Inside the room.

Seeing that Bai Yan agreed, the uncle was completely relieved. He couldn't remember how long he hadn't tasted the wine or eaten such delicious dishes. The uncle immediately let go of his hands and feet, and began to eat and drink without thinking.

During this period, the uncle asked Bai Yan for money and horses, but Bai Yan said nothing.

Even if the uncle was angry and threatened, and even said that he would not help Bai Yan, he would still let Bai Yan fend for himself. Bai Yan remained indifferent, and even had the momentum to take back Bu. Seeing this scene, the uncle was startled, and he quickly found an excuse give up.

The uncle secretly scolded this kid for being as irritating as he was when he was a child, and he didn't take any losses, but seeing that Bai Yan was already about to leave, the uncle panicked now, because he really has no money at all.

"Yan'er! Come on, since I was a child, I have never drank wine together. It's hard to meet today, come on!"

The uncle saw that the hard ones were not good enough, so he came to be soft. After all, he didn't believe that the boy Shuiyan could drink more than him. As long as he secretly took the money and the horse after getting drunk, he would give some money and arrange for a woman to stay with him. Wait here, wait for the other two to be called here by him, and then let the woman trick the two to leave the giant city. How can this kid catch up with him? When he arrives in Wudu ahead of schedule, everything will be settled.

"Come!"

Thinking of this, the uncle hurriedly picked up the wine jue and said.

As the elders take the initiative to drink, the younger generation naturally has no reason to refuse, so they quickly drink one cup after another.

No accidents.

The last person who collapsed drunk was Bai Yan. After a while, Bai Yan, who was lying on the wooden table, felt that the money bag was taken away, and then the private room door opened and closed again.

Bai Yan sighed, looking behind the wooden table opposite, the uncle was nowhere to be seen, only the table was full of messy leftovers.

Feeling the quietness in the private room, Bai Yan has always been somewhat helpless towards this uncle who is related by blood. After all, he is his father's sibling. Not to mention his father, even his grandmother taught him not to allow him to do anything to his uncle.

Both parents are not members of the gentry, but ordinary peasants in the water village outside Linzi City. The blood relationship is extremely important. Otherwise, my father would not have suffered so much and silently borne it without saying a word.

When he talked about his dreams with his grandmother when he was a child, his grandmother asked him if he could hate his grandfather and uncle's family, and if he could hate his grandfather and uncle for their lack of kindness and kindness.

When he told his grandmother that there was some resentment in his heart, his grandmother told him to firmly remember that no matter what happens in the future, no matter what his status is, he must not take revenge on his uncle's family. ', that can't either.

Not guilty.

What's more, unlike outsiders, he and his uncle's family are blood relatives after all. If they take revenge, they will be cold-blooded and merciless in the eyes of the world. Such a person, let alone the king will not trust it, even anyone will not like it , not to mention, after the revenge, what will Yanfu look like in the eyes of others? He has suffered all the hardships in the past, and he will be poked at the back by the villagers, and even more people, in the rest of his life.

"Grandmother, if the uncle wants to harm the uncle, it is no longer a small fault! There is no talk of revenge."

Bai Yan got up slowly. For the uncle who he didn't like very much, Bai Yan's eyes were full of disappointment at the moment. If the uncle had a little conscience, Bai Yan would not agree to let the uncle go to the Wudu of Qin.

As for the future of the uncle, it depends on whether the uncle still cares about the friendship with his father, whether he has no trace of family affection in his heart.

No matter how fast the uncle rode his horse, he would be stranded along the way because of his identity. On the way to Wudu, and even in Wudu city, the scout battalion Kou Zhuang and others who had escorted Yangjin before were still stationed along the way, waiting for the arrival of Yangjin and the Qiang people. information.

a few days later.

On the border of Qin State, in a camp, three thousand iron eagle warriors were stationed in it. As the most elite soldiers of Qin State, the leading general immediately pulled out the camp after receiving the news.

Not long after, according to the military order, three thousand iron eagle warriors rode their horses and rushed towards Nanjun, with dust flying along the way.

And their purpose is to escort Bai Yan back to Xianyang.