Qin Gong

Chapter 396 The incident spread to Linzi, King Qi's praise!

Chapter 396 The incident spread to Linzi, King Qi's praise!

Just as Tian Cong was getting ready to go to Qin as an envoy on behalf of Qi, in the next few days, the court of Qi received several messages one after another.

The first one is the news of Yingzheng's assassination. With this news spread to the court of Qi State, all civil and military officials in the court of Qi State became a sensation. No one expected that Prince Dan of Yan State would be so bold as to send an assassin As Yan envoy to assassinate Ying Zheng.

Before the civil and military officials recovered from the first news,

The envoy of the State of Qin came to the State of Qi with a letter from the King of Qin and sent it to the King of Qi. Few of the officials of the State of Qi knew the contents of this letter, but the only thing they knew was that after the King of Qi visited the letter, the first On the second day, Tian Cong, who was going to Qin as an envoy, was replaced. He bluntly said that the matter was of great importance. Tian Ding, headed by his clan, represented Qi as an envoy to Qin.

Letting Tian Ding, headed by the clan of King Qi, go to Qin State as an envoy, this undoubtedly made all the officials astonished again, Tian Ding's status in Qi State is very important, let Tian Ding personally go to Qin State as an envoy, civil and military officials are not stupid, they have already realized the matter seriousness.

It also made many officials secretly discuss whether Tian Ding was involved in Yandan's plan to assassinate Yingzheng after he came down to court.

Many officials are worried that if Tian Ding really participates in it, it will be a catastrophe for Qi State, and Qi State, which has not fought for decades, will fall into war again.

Baiguan did have reasons to worry.

After all, as long as you have been an official in Qi State for a few years, as long as you have eyes, you will know that in the entire Qi State, Tian Ding belongs to the anti-Qin faction, and is the largest official among them. , for Qi State, they all play a decisive role.

Therefore, Tian Ding really had a reason and a motive to participate in this assassination plan.

However, the most surprising thing to the civil and military officials was that the prime minister Hou Sheng, who had always been the most hostile to Tian Ding, did not take the opportunity to attack Tian Ding this time beyond expectations. Participate in your own confidants.

But when the news came on the third day, it was not in the court of Qi State. On the contrary, the news came from the merchants who came and went between Qin and Qi.

This news also caused a sensation in the entire Linzi city in an instant.

On the streets of Linzi City.

"Have you heard? General Bai Yan of the Qin State was granted a fiefdom by Ying Zheng!"

"Hiss~! Fief!! Is it true? I heard that Bai Yan is not young? How old is he! Why did he suddenly get the fief?"

"I've heard it too. It seems that Yan Dan of the Yan Kingdom assassinated Qin Wang Yingzheng, and behind him was Bai Yan who blocked the assassin's assassination!"

"Brother, I heard that Bai Yan's fief is still Luoyin, I don't know if it's true!"

On the street, pedestrians passing by, three or five people chatted with each other, and their words were full of the latest news from Qin.

I am afraid that the speed of this spread can only be compared when Han and Zhao are subjugated.

Unofficial channels, in fact, as long as the general matter is large enough, the speed of transmission is no less than that of spies sent by various countries.

After all, the secret agents in their own country have a pass order, which is unimpeded, but in other vassal states, the procedures are much more troublesome, but merchants are not, one by one, the merchants who originally heard the news went to the next city, just happened to meet Other merchants who were on their way spread the news while speaking, and the speed of transmission was often ten times or a hundred times.

That's why in the blink of an eye, when the news of Ying Zheng's assassination and the news of Bai Yan's acquisition of fief reached Linzi of Qi State, the speed was no less than that of Qi State's official channel, and the speed of spreading in Linzi was even more jaw-dropping. , In less than half a day, Linzi, which has a population of several 10, has spread throughout the streets and alleys.

"Buy millet cakes! Delicious millet cakes! Come and see!!"

At the corner of a street and alley, there is a small stall at the entrance of the alley. A middle-aged man is yelling hard, while a middle-aged woman is waiting eagerly at the stall.

"Give me three millet cakes!"

The three men in Confucian costumes heard the man's yelling and felt hungry, so they looked at each other and followed the middle-aged man to the pavement.

"okay!"

When the middle-aged man saw buyers, and they were obviously three scholars who were studying, he immediately showed a flattering smile, brought the three men to the shop, and motioned his wife to bring three millet cakes.

"Gentleman, this is millet cake, half a penny!"

After the middle-aged man took the millet cake from his wife, he passed the millet cake to the three men and took the money from the men at the same time.

"Hey~! When will we be like that Qin general Bai Yan, I don't want to be on the battlefield, but I also want to be famous and powerful!"

"Senior officials are easy to get, but fiefdoms are hard to find!"

"That's not right, he is one of the most talented people in the world, who can win the fiefdom, how many people can!"

While waiting for the change, the three men chatted first, their voices were full of envy towards that Bai Yan, and it was not ordinary envy.

After watching the peddlers looking for good money, the three men took millet cakes and left. When they left, they were still talking about Bai Yan's servant who was rewarded by King Qin Yingzheng in addition to the fiefdom. Many beauties.

Alley mouth.

The middle-aged man watched the three leave, looked at the scorching sun in the sky, wiped his sweaty forehead, turned his head to look at the pavement, looked at his wife, and smiled.

"Clean up and go see Shou'er later! That kid Shou'er is about to become a father."

The middle-aged man is the eldest brother of the Yan family, that is, Bai Yan's eldest uncle, Fu Mata, and the woman is Fu Mata's wife, Ying, who is also Bai Yan's aunt.

"Okay! Beloved, rest first!"

Ying, who looked at her age, looked at her man and nodded in response, and asked Fumata to take a rest.

Although the family doesn't have much money, Ying has no complaints about her man. From the time she married Fumata, to peddling, until now, Fumata has never let her go out to yell once, they are just paving the way Do some light work.

As a hawker, yelling is the physical work that hurts the throat the most. When Fumata is not in good health, he will have a sore throat throughout the day and cannot eat.

Every time Ying felt distressed, she wanted to help, but Fumata was unwilling.

In Fumata's words, the mother told her very early on that after they had no father, there was nothing left in the family. After she married, she would be his Fumata's wife in the future, the only person who would accompany her to old age in her life, and be able to If you don't suffer, you must not suffer. There are many, many words that I don't remember clearly.

But in short, remember to be good to your wife.

"Mother is not in good health, the sun is too strong, just let mother stay at home later!"

Fumimata sat down on the ground, breathed a sigh of relief, and said to his wife.

"Ok!"

After hearing Fumata's words, Ying nodded while tidying up the pavement.

Yesterday, I planned to go to Shuicun to visit the Yan family today, so I didn't make many millet cakes early in the morning, and they packed them up very quickly.

I heard from acquaintances that Yun Han was pregnant, and when Mother found out, she secretly bought some delicious food and said she would send it to Shui Shou.

"My beloved, have you heard? Just now they said that Qin General Bai Yan actually got a fief!"

Ying dipped some leaves in the water, and turned to look at Fumata while wiping the pavement.

Hearing what those people said just now, Ying thought about it, but couldn't imagine such a scene, feudal land!How big is that!

"Fief! It's our family who works for that mansion. Their ancestors are so powerful that they never got a fief!"

Ying panted slightly and said softly.

Fumita nodded when he heard his wife's words.

"Yes! Fief!"

Fumata was amazed, shook his head full of emotion, took the water in the wooden barrel beside him, and took a sip out of it.

"How big is that fief? Can you spend all the tax money collected every year? So many people pay taxes, my dear, how much money does that fief cost a year?"

Ying was doing her work, turned her head to look at Fuyumata and asked.

Seeing his wife's curious face, Fumimata couldn't help laughing.

"How do I know? Not many people know this. There should be hundreds of gold and thousands of gold!!"

Fumata thought for a while, and finally came up with a number. For this number, Fumata didn't know whether it was right or wrong. Anyway, for ordinary people like them, it was completely out of reach.

It is also very good that they can pay the money every year and have a full stomach in the second half of the year. If they can have some left over to buy something for the family, it will be a great fortune. They must send more sacrifices to God.

Things like fiefdoms!

They don't dare to think, and they can't imagine.

"Hiss~! My daughter! How much does it cost! I don't know what it looks like!"

Ying heard Qianjin, her face was in a trance, and she sighed softly.

After a long time.

After finally regaining consciousness, Ying continued to work, but she also asked a question.

"My lord, have you seen the mansion where our son-in-law works?"

Ying thought of his son, and the mansion where his son worked for him. The owner of the mansion was a county official of Qi State.

The state of Qi is different from other states. In the set up by Guan Zhong, apart from the big cities of Linzi, Jimo, and Ju, other small places are all three townships gathered together to set up towns and counties, which are determined by the size. , under the county commander is a doctor.

So before, every time her son came back, he would brag to his family about how handsome he was with the doctor, and how the family was like, and she always believed in it.

Although the doctor's status is far inferior to that of the Qin general Bai Yan, but to the couple, the doctor is already a big man that they can't afford to reach in their lifetime.

"Qianjin must have never seen it, but Baijin should have. Last time that kid came back, he even boasted to us with a smug face. Have you forgotten?"

Fumata replied.

After getting up, he patted his buttocks, put away the bucket, and helped his wife push the paving back towards home.

Two hours later.

water village.

At the village entrance of Shui Village, as the spring plowing had just finished, the common people breathed a sigh of relief. Under the scorching sun, many people would gather under the old tree at the entrance of the village to chat together.

"I want to be Bai Yan!!"

"I'm Bai Yan!"

"I want to be Bai Yan, you should be Yan~!"

"I don't want to woo woo woo~~!!!"

Some urchins were playing around with small wooden sticks nearby, accompanied by the sound of quarreling and crying, which also made some women look sideways.

But what is surprising is that the woman does not object to the children's quarrel.

Instead, it was because one of the women became a little angry when she learned that her child was going to be a prostitute. , which is insulting.

"Have you heard? The general of the Qin State, Bai Yan, was granted a fiefdom by the King of Qin!!"

"manor?"

"Hiss~ fiefdom? Is it true or not?"

Under the shadow of the tree, more than a dozen white-haired old men were chatting, and some young men, as well as some teenagers, gathered around.

After plowing the fields, the family is poor, so naturally there are not many things to do. They want to marry a wife. It takes several years of hard work and luck to save some money. Activities like restaurants and hunting, no matter where All places only belong to the rich and the children of the rich and powerful.

After being so busy like this, being able to take time to gather and talk under the shade of a tree is the fun of normal men in their spare time.

at the moment.

When the villagers came back from Linzi, Qi State, talking about what they had seen and heard in Linzi City, Qi State, the villagers under the shade of the trees, no matter men, women, old or young, all looked at each other and made a noise, everyone was shocked and stunned looking at each other.

Fief!

He was originally a general of the Qin State, a new and famous general who is famous all over the world, and now he has been granted a fief, is this okay?

Many young men are instinctively thinking.

I'm afraid that Qin general Bai Yan is like those fair-skinned and beautiful women they saw in the city, beauties that they can't touch in this life, as long as Bai Yan asks, all those women will be willing to marry Bai Yan.

And a position they can't even imagine! !

"Fief, I remember, the last one who received such treatment from the king was Li Mu!"

"Indeed, now that Bai Yan of the Qin Kingdom is the second person after Li Mu! When I first heard about Gao Nu in Qinshang County, I had a premonition that Bai Yan is not an ordinary general! Sure enough, I did not exceed my expectations!"

"It's too late for you. When the old man heard the name of Bai Yanqi, he knew in his dream that Bai Yan was taught by his ancestor Bai Qi, and sooner or later the fiefdom would happen! Do you remember that Bai Qi? In the first battle of Ping, no one from the Six Kingdoms would dare to fight Bai Qi again!"

"Hmph, then why don't you talk about that Yan in our village?"

"You!! Come out and make gestures with the old man!"

Some white-haired and long-bearded village elders wanted to express themselves when they talked about it, but in the end no one was convinced. After all, everyone wanted to be spread, saying that they had a strong vision and discerning people.

But when talking about Yan, an old man seemed to feel humiliated, he couldn't help but get up, pointed at the old man who had just spoken tremblingly, and was about to fight to the death.

see.

More than 30 men, women and children around, all couldn't help laughing.

"Hahahahaha!!"

"Hahahaha!"

Both men and women couldn't help but laugh out loud.

They had all heard about that Qin general Bai Yan, and they were all shocked and amazed by his deeds. However, as a villager in the water village, they knew Yan very well.

The difference of one surname is a world of difference in their eyes.

Just like in the village next door to them, there is a man named Xi, who is an honest and responsible old man. He has sons and daughters in his family, but the King of Yan is also called Xi. The difference between these two people is that one has no surname, and the other is Ji. Surname, one is a villager, the other is the king of Yan.

As for Na Yan, whenever people in the village talked about it, they couldn't help but despised and laughed.

This is the concept that all the villagers have in their minds about that Yan since they were young. Not everyone is like this at first, but just like those urchins, if you don’t think so, it’s hard to get along with the group.

As time goes by, more and more people, even everyone in the village, except for a few households, think so deeply.

A year ago, after learning that Na Yan left home, he often sent money to his family. At that time, it was a bit eye-catching. However, until the news came from his uncle's house, saying that Yan was not in Yicheng at all, everyone's opinion of him changed suddenly. collapsed.

So it got worse.

More and more rumors spread in the village, and some people speculated mockingly that the worthless Yan in the village had already secretly sold himself so that he could give money to his family.

Some people also said that Na Yan must have been beaten and disabled, and the person who beat Can Yan was a kind-hearted adult, so he often gave Yan some money, which was why Yan had money and entrusted someone to send it home.

There are all kinds of guesses.

But without exception, none of them are good, except for ridicule, there is only ridicule.

It's not that no one has thought about other additions, but they have all been rejected by others without exception. But if it's a good thing, why does Na Yan still dare not come back when the family has money?

For this reason, no one can refute.

In the end, this was also what everyone thought. Na Yan probably had no face to come back, otherwise, why would not even the eldest brother's in-laws, or even the stubborn old woman who loved him so much since childhood, not come back to visit.

"Isn't that Funomata and his wife?"

"It seems that this is another visit to the Shui Shou family!"

Some young men suddenly noticed that on the road outside the village, the figures of Fumata and his wife were talking to each other.

And the voices of these young men's conversation reached the ears of the old people, women and children who were arguing and laughing, and immediately made everyone stop arguing and laughing.

Although they had laughed at Yan and the old woman before, they were old and weak after all, and they were not the same as Yan Mata. Nan Mata, who worked since childhood, took care of the family at a young age, and his strength was beyond the reach of ordinary people. .

Even the men in the village dare not make fun of Nagata in person, and compared to Namata, many people have shadows over his younger brother, Nagata. When they were young, Nagata was the person they feared the most, with a violent temper , as long as they hear someone laughing at his mother, they will hit them directly, and they still beat them to death. After beating Qiangu to a half-mutilation, I never thought that there would be two people behind who almost couldn't go home and almost died on the way. If they didn't happen to be close to the village and one of them ran back to the village, the other two would probably be dead by the next day.

So far, no one dared to laugh at his mother in front of Qiangu, no one dared, no matter if it was an old man or a woman.

After a while.

The people standing at the entrance of the village watched Fumata walk away with his wife, and started discussing again.

"Do you still remember that Shui Shou's leg was broken when he heard that he had offended an adult!"

"I heard that if the lord knows that Mizushou is still alive, hmph, I'm afraid Fumata will be implicated too!"

"that is!"

Many young men commented in their hearts very unhappy, and after finishing speaking, they seemed to feel much happier.

And in a small garden.

In the busy family of Yanfu, I was very happy to see Fumata's arrival.

Seeing Mizushou come out from the shadow of his disability, a hearty smile reappeared on his face, and he was also relieved. It seemed that his wife's pregnancy made Mizushou look a lot better.

With the sunset.

After dinner, Ying and Shui Shou's mother-in-law Qian, who had nothing to do, inadvertently mentioned things in the city. When they were excited, they accidentally talked about the Qin general Bai Yan's acquisition of the fief. Ying's original intention was to share, to tell the story that shocked the whole of Linzi, but she inadvertently forgot that the word Yan now is a sad thing for the Qi family.

Because Zhongyan's whereabouts have been unknown since he learned that Zhongyan was not in Yicheng.

Although there will still be people who say that Zhongyan entrusted him to bring the money back home, no matter whether it is the Qian family, Yan's father, or even Shui Shou's explanation of where Zhongyan is, they no longer believe it.

Now in their eyes.

Unless they saw Zhong Yan with their own eyes, they would not believe anyone who said that Zhong Yan was fine.

"Maybe Yan'er is really fine, don't worry about it!"

After seeing his wife making a mistake, Fumata looked at himself with guilt, and quickly comforted his younger sister, but when he said this, even Fumata himself didn't believe it.

Fortunately, Fumata gave Mizushou a look.

Shui Shou endured his sadness, suppressed his uncomfortable feelings, and forced a smile to look at his aunt.

"Auntie, how about the rumors about Bai Yan in the city of Linzi? Tell Shou, Shou has always admired Bai Yanna and other famous generals! Due to his inconvenient legs and feet, I can only let my aunt tell you!"

Shui Shou said softly, thinking of his younger brother made Shui Shou's eyes flush, but after experiencing a huge blow, Shui Shou hoped that his parents would be happy, and because he was in the army and stayed at the bottom of the army, he also did As a door official, Shui Shou has always been full of admiration for that Qin general Bai Yan, and for the deeds of that Qin general Bai Yan that have been spread all over the world.

Such a famous general in the world, as a man, how can he not be excited, how can he not think that one day, he will be able to take a look from afar, and take a look at that famous general whose prestige has spread all over the world!

"Oh, Shou'er, the general of Qin State Bai Yan, he has obtained a fief!"

Ying looked guilty, heard Mizushou's words, glanced at his beloved Fumata, and quickly explained after getting permission.

In the dark small garden.

Yan's father, Yan's family, Yun Han who was pregnant, and Shui Shou who had a disabled leg and foot were all listening quietly to Ying talking about the event that is now causing a sensation in Linzi City, the famous Qin general.

at the same time.

In Linzi City of Qi State.

In King Qi's palace, as night fell, a young beauty wearing silk clothes and jade ornaments and hairpins quietly came to the corridor, and stepped forward to hug 52-year-old Qi Wangjian.

"My lord~!"

The beauty was close to her body, and a coquettish voice sounded.

However, the old Qi Wangjian didn't care about it. Looking at the moonlight, Qi Wangjian couldn't help but sigh.

"Your Majesty is worried about Mr. Tian's mission to Qin?"

The beauty asked softly with concern.

When Qi Wangjian heard this, he couldn't help but nodded.

"Yes! The widow is depressed!"

Qi Wangjian didn't hide anything. Regarding Concubine Li, apart from her young age and attractive appearance, what benefited Qi Wangjian the most was Concubine Li's intelligence and consideration, much like his long-dead mother.

The same is true, many things, Qi Wangjian did not hide Concubine Li.

"Tian Ding is the elder brother of the widow. Although King Qin said that he would send a rare treasure to the widow, the widow is still a little ashamed of the elder brother!"

Qi Wangjian explained.

"Why should your majesty be troubled? Mr. Tian is worried about the country. This trip to Qin as an envoy is to share the worry of your majesty. The assassination of King Qin is a major event in the world. Just think about it, your majesty, if the majesty suffers from this, he will be angry and learn about Qin. The minister of the country is involved, but are you still willing to give a rare treasure?"

Concubine Li smiled lightly, raised her smile and persuaded.

Concubine Li knew that King Qi was not all really guilty of Tian Ding now, part of the reason was that King Qin's request was a little rude, after all King Qi belonged to the same monarch, why did the king ask the king to say this.

This will naturally damage King Qi's face.

"That's true! Hahaha! The King of Qin has a big heart! This move is quite sincere, hahaha, not bad, not bad!!"

When Qi Wangjian heard Concubine Li's words, Old Wrinkle's complexion improved a lot in an instant, and he showed some smiles.

Indeed, Concubine Li's words are not unreasonable. The king was a bit rude to ask the king, but Ying Zheng personally sent a rare treasure. This kind of sincerity is rare. If it is spread to the world, everyone in the world will see the sincerity of King Qin, and they will not Tell him how King Qi is.

Thinking of this, Qi Wangjian's mood instantly improved a lot.

"Speaking of which, Lord Tian is the same. Before that, Lord Tian asked the king to tear up the covenant with Qin many times before, but he didn't want to think about the king's intention. Look at the people of Qin, and then look at the people of Qi under the rule of the king. It's clear at a glance. , Mr. Tian wants to break with Qin, why not recruit some great talents for the king, and one day, Qin and other countries will suffer from both defeats."

In Concubine Li's words, she complained about Tian Ding, but she didn't dare to really blame her, and after she finished speaking, she looked sideways at Qi Wangjian tenderly.

"Your Majesty will definitely take the opportunity to conquer the world!"

Concubine Li looked at King Qi's eyes, and said pretending to be playful, full of flattery.

Seeing this, Qi Wangjian immediately laughed again, shook his head again and again, and looked at Concubine Li with eyes that love Wu and Wu.

In the eyes of Qi Wangjian, apart from his most respected mother and queen, only Concubine Li understands him best. All the countries in the world only know that Qi State sits idly by and allows Qin State to send troops to destroy other countries. In fact, Wang is also secretly cultivating virtuous officials and famous generals.

He, King Qi, also hopes that one day, he will be able to have as many generals and famous generals as Qin.

"My beloved concubine, don't break your promise. The clan brother Tian Ding also bowed and worked hard for the Qi country, cultivated talents for the Qi country, and recruited the world's sages. This is clear to everyone. Don't say such things in the future."

Qi Wangjian looked at Concubine Li and said, the words were reprimands, but the doting in his tone did not hide it.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Concubine Li responded delicately, nodded obediently, and then looked at the man who was older than her father meaningfully.

Qi Wangjian understood it deeply, turned his mouth up, and walked towards the room.

(End of this chapter)