An hour later.

In front of a huge palace gate, hearing the groom's words, Bai Yan lifted the small window of the carriage and looked at the high wall that passed by in a hurry.

The carriage came to a slow stop.

"General, it's here!"

The groom's voice rang out in front, and then the curtain was lifted.

Bai Yan got up and walked out of the carriage.

After getting off the carriage, looking at the huge palace in front of him, Bai Yan couldn't help but sigh, no wonder Empress Dowager Zhao dared to put Chang Yu in the palace at the beginning, not worried about being discovered.

In addition to shaving and shaving his eyebrows, the distance from Xianyang Palace is definitely also a reason.

In front of the palace gate.

Several Qin guards guarding the gate of the palace were still vigilant when they saw men on horseback in cloth clothes and swords, but when they saw the young man who got down from the carriage, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Although I haven't seen the young man, it doesn't prevent everyone from seeing the official uniform of the Qin State on the young man's body, as well as the knight Ben on his head.

Left ????

Left more!!

Seeing the young man's Jue Ben, almost all the Qin guards were suspicious of their eyes, and their eyes were full of disbelief.

When did the Qin State have such a young general Zuo Geng?

No, there is no left, but among the generals and generals of the Qin State, there is still one person.

Thinking of this, a Qin guard glanced at each other, in the Qin State, among the generals, the youngest general seemed to be Bai Yan of the Bai clan.

Come to think of it.

Almost all the Qin soldiers guarding the main hall had already recognized this young man in the official uniform of the Qin State, the general of the Jue to the left.

When they saw the young man step forward, all the Qin soldiers hurriedly stood up straight, concentrating and holding their breath.

"I'm tired of making a report, Bai Yan asks to see the Queen Mother!"

Bai Yan stepped forward and bowed to the Qin guards guarding the main hall.

Don't look at Bai Yan as a general, in the eyes of these Qin pawns, his status is completely unattainable, but etiquette and the like, Bai Yan still has to do it.

Especially for these Qin pawns who guarded the main hall.

"No! Wait a minute, General! ”

When the Qin pawn led by heard Bai Yan's words, he hurriedly bowed his hand in return, and after speaking, he turned around and walked towards the palace.

Bai Yan stood outside the temple gate.

While waiting, Bai Yan looked at the palace in front of him silently.

According to rumors, after the defeat of Chang Yu's army, the Empress Dowager Zhao was first imprisoned in the Dazheng Palace in Yongcheng, and then moved to another Qiyang Palace in Yongcheng, and finally after Mao Jiao's admonition, Ying Zheng moved the Empress Dowager Zhao from Yongcheng to this Mingyang Palace.

This Mingyang Palace, also known as Beiyang Palace, was built by King Qin Huiwen.

Looking at the palace in front of him, Bai Yan didn't know whether it was true or false about Yongcheng.

"Huh?"

Bai Yan inadvertently, when he looked at a lake in the distance, he couldn't help but show a look of surprise.

That huge lake is very beautiful, on the huge lake, surrounded by tall trees and green shade, even if it is close to winter, it still has a unique beauty, even if it is Bai Yan, it is rare to see such a stunning beauty.

Now, if he had to wait for the transmission, Bai Yan really couldn't help but go over and take a look at the panoramic view of the lake.

"What a view! Beauty! ”

Bai Yan sighed in his heart.

Although he has never been here, Bai Yan has heard people mention that when Chang Yu rebelled, there were 20 people standing beside Chang Yu, including the disciples and scholars who were kept in captivity in the past, as well as Wei Wei, Nei Shishi, Zuo Geji, and Zhongda Doctor Ling Qi.

The rebellion of these people made Yingzheng extremely angry, and after the car cracked and Chang Yu, the rest of the masterminds were beheaded.

And Empress Dowager Zhao was also angry.

Later, Empress Dowager Zhao was able to be picked up by Yingzheng, also because Mao Jiao risked death to admonish.

However, among the rumors, although Ying Zheng ordered the Queen Mother to be moved back to Xianyang and placed in the beautiful Xianyang Palace in Xianyang, Ying Zheng has never come to see the Queen Mother several times.

Thinking about the contempt in Fang Yingkan's eyes when he mentioned the Empress Dowager Zhao, and a trace of slackness in his words.

I am afraid that in addition to the reason for the rebellion at the beginning, it is also related to Yingzheng's attitude.

Bai Yan looked at the lake in the distance and couldn't help but shake his head.

"The son wants to raise but doesn't wait! What you get will not be cherished, but once you lose, you will regret it, the king and the Empress Dowager Zhao are mother and son after all, and they have been dependent on each other in Handan since childhood, in recent years, I heard that all the royal relatives do not respect the Empress Dowager Zhao, if one day the Empress Dowager Zhao is not there, in the heart of Yingzheng, this word and deed in the past, it will change the taste. ”

Bai Yan sighed in his heart.

The experience of the Empress Dowager Zhao and Wang Shang in the early years is destined to have a relationship between their mother and son, far more than others, and now that the Empress Dowager Zhao is still alive, Yingzheng can still be ruthless!

But if the Empress Dowager Zhao dies, then Yingzheng will remember the experience with the Empress Dowager Zhao when he was a child.

The grace of raising and giving birth, where it is placed from beginning to end, will not be forgotten in this life.

Not to mention, this trip is still to Handan, where is the place where Yingzheng and the Queen Mother suffered together, and there are special memories.

From beginning to end, Bai Yan has been speculating in his heart that what Chang Yu wanted to get rid of at that time was not Yingzheng, but the Chu family of Qin State, and the Empress Dowager Huayang headed by the Chu family.

Kill a Qin king, you can succeed to the throne, that is too underestimate the Qin clan and the ministers in the court, which of these is a good person, the power of the Empress Dowager Zhao comes from Ying Zheng, as soon as Ying Zheng dies, as the mother of the Empress Dowager Zhao, she is the first to lose the biggest source of power.

Without the heirs of the Qin clan, it is impossible to inherit the throne, the ministers of the Qin State will not agree, the royal relatives of the Qin State will not agree, and even the Chu State and the Wei State will send the Qin prince back to Qin to succeed to the throne.

"General!"

Bai Yan looked at the lake in the distance, heard Qin Pawn's words behind him, and turned to look at Qin Pawn.

"General, the Queen Mother is invited!"

Qin pawn came to Bai Yan and gave his hand to report.

Bai Yan nodded, and after simply raising his hand to return the salute, he looked at the cronies and soldiers in cloth clothes, holding swords outside the mansion.

Calculating the time, Yan Mao should have led the iron cavalry army to Xianyang today.

"Yi, you take two people, hold my seal to the city gate, if you see the army arrive in Xianyang, tell Yan Mao, go to the west and camp!"

After Bai Yan asked his cronies to come over, he took out his seal and handed it to his cronies.

Generally speaking, it is enough to escort the king to Handan and station at the east gate, after all, Handan is in the east, and the future departure is to go to the east.

The west side is not only opposite to the east, but also in the direction of Binh Duong and Yongcheng.

But this time, Bai Yan wanted to arrange the Iron Cavalry Army to camp in the west.

"No!"

When Yi heard Bai Yan's words, he hurriedly bowed his hand, and after receiving the seal, he took two black-clothed soldiers dressed in cloth clothes and rode towards the city gate.

Bai Yan looked at the back of Yi leaving, turned around and followed the maid who came out with Qin Pawn, and walked towards the palace gate in front of him.

A moment later.

Walking in the Mingyang Palace, looking at the scenery along the way, and looking at the countless maids, Bai Yan followed the maids all the way.

walked through the corridors, and Bai Yan didn't see the maid stop for a long time.

When Bai Yan was puzzled, he suddenly saw that the maid had taken him to the apse and went out through the gate of the apse.

He just walked out of Bai Yan in the back, and when he looked from a distance, he saw a pavilion on a lake in the distance, and the lake was obviously connected to the lake he saw in the front hall.

Looking at the number of figures in the gazebo, at the person sitting in it.

Bai Yan followed the maid and slowly stepped forward.

"Queen Mother, General Bai Yan has already brought!"

After the maid brought Bai Yan into the pavilion, she saluted the back of a person dressed in a silk suit with gold hairpins and jade ornaments.

Bai Yan also arched his hand.

"Weichen Bai Yan, meet the Queen Mother!"

Bai Yan is meticulous in terms of etiquette, because she is Yingzheng's biological mother and the queen mother of Qin, so Bai Yan is the first to perform this ceremony.

"General Bai doesn't have to be polite!"

A mature woman's voice came, and after Bai Yan heard it, he slowly got up.

However, as soon as he looked up, when he saw the Empress Dowager Zhao who had just returned the salute and looked up, Bai Yan's eyes were full of surprise.

Looking at the Empress Dowager Zhao in front of her, Bai Yan couldn't believe it, this woman who looked like she was only in her thirties, but she was actually the Empress Dowager Zhao who was already fifty years old.

Bai Yan can clearly see from the cheeks of the woman in front of him how beautiful the woman was in the past, in terms of bewitching and stunning, this young woman was probably more reckless than Zhao Qiu when she was young, just in terms of appearance, this young woman is still faintly taller, and there is a black mole under the corner of Zhao Qiu's eye, also called a small tear mole, which is not available to young women.

"General Bai is here today, what is the matter?"

Zhao Ji looked at the young Bai Yan and asked with a soft smile.

Bai Yan came back to his senses and hurriedly bowed his hand.

"Back to the Queen Mother, today the king specially ordered Bai Yan and Lord Yingkan to arrange this trip to Handan's guards, and Bai Yan came to report to the Queen Mother."

Bai Yan said.

After speaking, Bai Yan saw Empress Dowager Zhao nodding.

By this time the maid had already brought the fruit.

"Sit down!"

Zhao Ji looked at Bai Yan and said softly.

For Ying Kan to deal with other things first, he didn't come here, whether it was Bai Yan or Zhao Ji, he didn't speak.

"Empress Dowager Xie!"

Bai Yan returned the salute, and then followed the maid to another wooden table in the pavilion and sat down on his knees.

Yu Guang looked at the calm lake, and when Bai Yan sat down, he looked at the Empress Dowager Zhao who was kneeling on the other side in the pavilion, her eyes were full of complexity.

After all, Bai Yan knew it.

Now the Empress Dowager Zhao, who is alive in front of her eyes, is likely to only have a lifespan of about half a year.

"I heard that General Bai attacked Zhao for the Qin State before, and made great achievements!"

Zhao Ji looked at the young Bai Yan and said with a smile.

remembered that Mao Jiao once said that this young man was in his words, and bluntly said that the king attached great importance to the young man, and later heard the things that this young man did in Zhao Di.

Zhao Ji had been looking for an opportunity to meet this Bai disciple a long time ago.

See you now.

was really frightened by the appearance of this young man, it was hard for her to imagine that it was such a not burly young man, leading the troops outside, it was the rumored Bai Yan.

"Weichen is ashamed, Bai Yan is trusted by the king, when Zhao was destroyed before, it was fortunate for Weichen to be able to share the worries of the king, how could Bai Yan say anything."

Bai Yan replied.

As soon as the words fell, Bai Yan saw Zhao Ji shaking his head.

"At a young age, his words are so modest, no wonder the king likes General Bai!"

Zhao Ji's words made Bai Yan a little confused, and he didn't understand whether this was praise or whether he was oily and slippery.

Bai Yan, who didn't know how to answer, could only smile awkwardly and bow to Empress Dowager Zhao.

After seeing the Empress Dowager Zhao put away her smile, she sighed melancholy, turned her head to look at the lake in the distance, Bai Yan didn't make a sound, after all, the first time they met, Bai Yan was not familiar with the Empress Dowager Zhao, and it was not good to speak rashly.

After all, Bai Yan knew that if the memory was correct, then Empress Dowager Zhao's current lifespan was not long.

In case the Empress Dowager Zhao has a bad impression of herself, even if it is a misunderstanding, she may not have time to resolve it in the future.

"The general dealt with the plundering and selling in Yanmen, and I heard that he killed many people and offended many powerful families!"

Zhao Ji opened his mouth and said.

After speaking, Zhao Ji turned his head and looked at Bai Yan with straight eyes.

Bai Yan faced the gaze of the Empress Dowager Zhao and bowed his hand.

"The plundering of Yanmen, Bai Yan has offended some people!"

Bai Yan said.

In this matter, Bai Yan had no need to hide it, so he generously admitted it.

After all, the matter of Yanmen has long been known to everyone.

Inside the gazebo.

The corners of Zhao Ji's mouth rose, and she looked at Bai Yan with interest.

"I heard that I have offended so many people, even the Mengshi and many Chu officials are already complaining about the general in their hearts?"

Zhao Ji asked curiously.

Zhao Ji didn't say anything later, but Zhao Ji knew that this young man would definitely be able to hear what she meant.

And the young man must know in his heart that if he has the opportunity, no one will let him go!

When Zhao Ji thought of this, the eyes that were originally unfazed, as if he had been smiling, flashed a trace of sadness and a hint of vague hatred.

"Bai Yan is not very clear about this matter, the matter of Yanmen plundering and selling, Bai Yan just acts in accordance with the law, and he is worthy of his heart!"

Bai Yan replied.

Feeling that Empress Dowager Zhao's direct gaze was looking at him, although Bai Yan did not look at each other, when he spoke, the eyes that bowed his head slightly were very clear, and there was no slightest dodging or fluctuation.

Inside the gazebo.

Zhao Ji looked at Bai Yan, looked at it, and finally the corners of her mouth rose slightly and smiled.

"The king is not wrong!"

Zhao Ji said.

has been living alone in this Lingyang Palace, compared to the beginning, Zhao Ji can also see through a lot of things.

Therefore, instead of directly asking the boy if he regretted it, Zhao Ji wanted to see with her own eyes what the boy looked like when he answered.

When it is not mentioned, but it involves one's own affairs, without defense, a person's eyes will not deceive.

When the young man talked about Yanmen, when he heard her ask if he had offended anyone, the young man's eyes did not dodge or wander from beginning to end.

Maybe Zhao Ji can understand.

Why did Mao Jiao praise this young man so much, and the king also trusted this young man.

"Ahem~"

Zhao Ji coughed suddenly.

Bai Yan heard Empress Dowager Zhao's laughter, looked up suspiciously, and then saw Empress Dowager Zhao, who was originally smiling, suddenly clutching her chest and coughing full of pain.

Looked at.

Bai Yan frowned slightly, why did he look at Empress Dowager Zhao's appearance, it seemed that she was sick.

Looking at the maid beside the Empress Dowager Zhao, constantly smoothing the back of the Empress Dowager Zhao, Bai Yan thought about it, and after the Empress Dowager Zhao relieved herself, she arched her hand.

"The Queen Mother seems to be unwell, can you check the pulse of the Imperial Doctor?"

Bai Yan asked with a concerned face.

Empress Dowager Zhao gasped, feeling the comfort of the maid, and when she heard Bai Yan's words, she looked sideways at Bai Yan.

Then Zhao Ji couldn't help laughing, and she couldn't remember how long she hadn't seen such a look.

"I've seen it, it's just a lot of work!"

Zhao Ji said softly.

I don't know if it's because I just tested the young man, or because of the young man's eyes now, Zhao Ji's voice is gentle and silky.

"Accumulation?"

Bai Yan heard Empress Dowager Zhao's words, repeated softly, and after thinking for a few breaths, he didn't say anything.

But the puzzled eyes obviously didn't believe it.

Xianyang Palace.

After going down to the court and dealing with a bunch of busy trivialities, Ying Zheng was eating lunch while looking at the bamboo slips.

Suddenly, a eunuch hurried in, holding a roll of bamboo slips in his hand.

"Your Majesty, this is the bamboo slip sent by Zuo Gengbai Yan."

The eunuch came to Yingzheng and gave up his hand to report.

Hear the words.

Ying Zheng was a little surprised, more than two hours ago, Bai Yan just left, why did he send Cheng Zhujian over now.

Thinking of the thoughtful look on Bai Yan's face in the court before, with curiosity, Ying Zheng reached out and took the bamboo slip from the eunuch's hand and slowly opened it.

However, looking at the content inside, Ying Zheng's face was not very good.

"Pass the widow's order, let the imperial doctor order and the imperial doctor Cheng go to the Xuanyang Palace and check the pulse of the queen mother!"

Ying Zheng said softly.

After speaking, he put away the bamboo slips, put them aside, and continued to look at the bamboo slips just now.

(End of chapter)