Mid-December.

The marriage of the sealed year came as scheduled.

The marriage was not very grand, and in a small courtyard, there were not many people who came to drink and feast, all of them were ordinary people.

Bai Yan came dressed in an ordinary cloth coat and did not say his identity.

In the entire courtyard, only the woman in red had seen Bai Yan, because Feng Nian had nothing at the beginning, and when she sat outside the courtyard, the woman saw Bai Yan sitting next to Feng Nian.

Then Feng Nian enlisted in the army, Bai Yan's identity, Feng Nian naturally would not hide it from the woman.

Therefore, now in the courtyard, when the woman in red saw Bai Yan, in addition to a trace of fear in her eyes, she was naturally more grateful.

Feng Nian can be appreciated by the children of the scholar clan and the general, and she is sincerely glad for Feng Nian.

In the courtyard,

Bai Yan sat on a hay mat in front of a dilapidated wooden plank, eating a delicacy that was rare for ordinary people, and he didn't mind at all.

Even Feng Nian felt a little embarrassed, but looking at Bai Yan's appearance that he didn't mind at all, Feng Nian didn't open his mouth in the end, and he was grateful to stay in his heart.

After a full meal.

Bai Yan looked at the bright smile on Feng Nian's face, and then didn't stay long, said a few words to Feng Nian, and left Xiaoyuan.

In the entire courtyard, from beginning to end, except for Feng Nian and the woman, no one else in the courtyard knew Bai Yan's identity, only that he was a very rich person.

Inside the streets of Xianyang City.

Bai Yan hadn't returned to the mansion yet, sitting in the carriage, when he suddenly heard the horseman driving the horse say that it was snowing.

Hearing this, Bai Yan lifted the curtain in front of him, and sure enough, he saw that some white flying flotsam had begun to fall from the sky.

Watch the snowflakes fall.

"Go to the camp!"

Seeing this, Bai Yan did not rush back, but asked the horseman to turn around and rush in the direction outside Xianyang City.

The expected wind and snow had arrived in advance, and the sky above the entire Xianyang City began to fall with snow.

By the time Bai Yan came to the Iron Cavalry Camp, the snow was already getting thicker and thicker, and at a glance, all the camp tents were covered with this white snow.

With the bitter cold wind, the hands and feet of people were cold.

Walking down from the carriage, Bai Yan took his cronies and walked towards the camp.

"General!"

"General!

”

When the soldiers guarding the camp saw Bai Yan coming, they bowed their hands one after another.

As they spoke, the soldiers' mouths were bubbling with mist, but the smiles on their faces were extraordinarily bright.

Bai Yan looked at these soldiers and nodded with a smile.

Then enter the camp.

"General!"

"General!

”

In the camp, a famous iron cavalry soldier saw Bai Yan and smiled.

Under the falling snow, this cold weather did not hinder the enthusiasm of the soldiers for Bai Yan in the slightest, there are many reasons for all this, and now, the most different thing between the soldiers and the past is the thick clothes on their bodies.

The soldiers clearly felt that the clothes on their bodies were not sent by their families, but they were thicker and warmer than those sent by their families.

These clothes were the winter clothes that Bai Yan gave to the soldiers, and they were originally prepared for the soldiers because they were worried that it would snow on the way to Handan.

I never thought that the temperature would drop sharply in the past two days, so I distributed it in advance.

Now the wind and snow have arrived.

Fortunately, there was everything that Bai Yan had prepared for the soldiers in advance, and the soldiers had clothes to keep out the cold in the face of the cold wind and snow.

"General!"

"General!"

There were countless generals in the camp, under Bai Yan's gaze, this cold winter did not make the entire iron cavalry camp fall into a bitter cold scene, and the soldiers were not affected by the wind and snow.

Seeing this scene, Lianxi felt reluctant to spend the distressed money at the beginning, but now it feels like everything is worth it.

A moment later.

In the handsome tent, Bai Yan saw Yan Mao.

"General!"

Yan Mao, who was dressed in Qin armor, came to Bai Yan's side and bowed his hand.

Bai Yan nodded.

"Yan Mao, wait for the meeting to order someone to count again, the clothes must be sure to be correct, and all of them will be distributed to every soldier!"

Bai Yan said to Yan Mao.

Under the cold winter, the severe cold that came in advance gave Bai Yan a vague premonition that this year's cold winter might be colder than in previous years.

Checking twice more is troublesome, but it's not a bad thing.

"No!"

Yan Mao gave up his order, and then called a soldier to promulgate Bai Yan's order.

"General! General Li Xin asked to see him outside the camp! ”

Bai Yan's order on the front foot was issued, and a soldier on the back foot entered the camp tent to report.

Hear the words.

Bai Yan looked puzzled, how could Li Xin come to him at this time!

And he had only only been in the camp for a long time, so it was like he had come along.

"Good!"

Bai Yan opened his mouth and said.

Then he glanced at Yan Mao, although he was very puzzled, but since Li Xin arrived, there was naturally no reason not to see him.

Inside the big camp.

With the snowflakes hitting his body, Li Xin led his horse and walked in the camp while looking at the iron cavalry soldiers around him.

At this moment, those well-trained iron knights, whether it was the look in them or the momentum, Li Xin could clearly feel that they were different from ordinary iron knights.

Seeing these brave and good iron cavalry, Li Xin said that it was a lie that he was not hot, after all, the person who was a general did not want to have such an army of iron cavalry under his command, and he would go to the battlefield with him to fight and defeat the enemy.

"Those clothes should be the same, no different, they should be issued things, but looking at the thickness, it should not be made by the Qin Mansion, if you guess correctly, it was issued by Bai Yan."

The person who said this was a middle-aged man, about forty or fifty years old.

And this man's words, Li Xin heard it, but did not refute it, but nodded in agreement.

"Indeed, it should be the same as what Uncle Tang said, it is General Bai who uses the wealth of his mansion!"

Li Xin sighed.

Speaking of this, Li Xin also admired Bai Yan a little, the money required to get these clothes down was by no means a small amount, but Bai Yan didn't care at all.

There are only a handful of generals who can do this, and even Li Xin himself, when they ask themselves, is also powerless, even if they can barely raise it, they probably need the help of their grandfather and father.

Therefore, Li Xin didn't dare to think about such a thing.

Li Xin knew that if he was not mistaken, the reason why Bai Yan was able to raise these thick clothes should be the bounty that the king had given Bai Yan before.

This is enough to see that Bai Yan is really very attentive to these soldiers.

"Bai Yan is here!"

At this time, the middle-aged man saw Bai Yan in the distance coming over with several iron cavalry generals, and said softly.

In heavy snow.

Li Xin and the middle-aged man stood in place, slowly saluting Bai Yan who came over.

"General White!"

"I've seen General Bai!"

Li Xin and the middle-aged man spoke.

At this time, Bai Yan also raised his hand to return the salute.

"General Li Xin, Master Li!"

After Bai Yanli finished, he looked up at Li Xin and Li Yun, and then looked at Li Yun, full of surprise.

For Li Mu's brother Li Yun, Bai Yan had a simple meeting when Li Mu was at the funeral in Zhao Di.

I thought that there should be no intersection in the future, but I didn't expect that now outside Xianyang City, we will meet again, and the other party will still come with Li Xin.

"General Bai governs the army well, Li Yun is impressed!"

Li Yun looked at Bai Yan, and his tone was full of praise.

As Li Mu's eldest brother, even though Li Yun was in Zhao State, he did not lead the army to fight, but became a civilian official, but he still had some insights about the way to govern the army.

To put it bluntly.

Today, after Li Mu, Li Yun has only seen Bai Yan alone, and he will treat his corporal generals so kindly.

There are even some places that are even better than Li Mu at the beginning.

didn't wait for Bai Yan to speak.

Li Yun then looked around.

"The same is true of my former brother Li Mu, but unfortunately, King Zhao does not recognize virtuous ministers and good generals, but believes in villains!"

Pretending to sigh, it seemed that he was remembering his brother Li Mu, Li Yun then smiled, turned his head to look at Bai Yan, and slowly bowed his hand.

"I feel it for a while, and I hope General Bai won't be surprised!"

Li Yun said.

Bai Yan looked at Li Yun in a daze for a moment, and after coming back to his senses, he hurriedly returned the salute.

"No!"

After Bai Yan returned the salute, he hurriedly made a gesture of invitation to Li Yun and Li Xin.

"It's snowing outside, why don't you go to the tent!"

Bai Yan said and invited Li Yun and Li Xin to the camp.

Li Xin may not have heard Li Yun's words, but Bai Yan was aware that this was Li Yun reminding him.

After all, this is Xianyang, Qin State, and there are Qin people and Qin pawns all around, how can Li Yun, who is so old, easily remember Li Mu here in the Qin army camp.

Such a simple mistake, if a teenager would make a mistake, then Bai Yan believed it, but after experiencing Zhang Huang's incident, Bai Yan would never believe that Li Yun was not clear.

Therefore, Bai Yan only noticed.

Li Yun was reminding him not to make the mistake that Li Mu made at the beginning, and to be afraid of the king.

And the reason why Li Yun specifically mentioned that King Zhao did not recognize the virtuous ministers and good generals, but believed in the villain, Bai Yan felt that he was talking about Yanmen.

This is Bai Yan's feeling, and Bai Yan doesn't know if he is too worried.

"Thank you, General Bai, for your kindness!"

Li Yun smiled and refused Bai Yan's kindness, and arched his hand.

Looking at Bai Yan's abnormal momentary thoughts, Li Yun's eyes were full of approval.

At this moment, Li Yun not only sighed in his heart, the Bai family really had a terrible child.

At such an age, you have such understanding and talent!

No wonder that on the banks of the Zhangshui River, he was able to see through the plan of his brother Li Mu, and fought with Sima Shang in Yanhe, not only rescued the Yan and Qin army, but also made Sima Shang unable to find a chance and had to withdraw his troops.

"This time Li Yun came, it is to ask General Bai if he has free time, and hope that after sunset, he will go to Li's mansion, and we will prepare a banquet in the mansion to invite General Bai!"

Feeling the icy cold wind drifting by, Li Yun looked at Bai Yan.

"In the past, in Zhaodi, thank you General Bai for sending troops to escort you! My father has already gone to the palace to meet the King of Qin, and I hope that General Bai will not refuse! ”

After Li Yun finished speaking, he once again seriously bowed to Bai Yan.

In the past, in Zhao Di, whether it was his father Li Ji or them, the Li clan, they were very grateful for Bai Yan's actions.

Bai Yan not only did not order Li Mu's body to be escorted to Xianyang, nor did he cut off Li Mu's head, but asked the Li clan to bury Li Mu's body and send iron cavalry to escort him along the way.

And so it goes.

The Li clan has always kept it in mind.

Therefore, when he came to Xianyang this time, his father Li Ji personally said that he would set up a banquet and invite Bai Yan.

"Bai Yan will not give up, after sunset, he will definitely come to visit!"

Bai Yan heard Li Yun's words, took a step back, and then saluted Li Yun seriously.

Li Yun returned the salute.

Li Xin on the side, after waiting for Bai Yan to finish his salute, looked at Bai Yan with a smile on his face.

"General Bai, Li Xin is waiting tonight, if you don't get drunk, you won't return!"

Li Xin said with a smile, and after saluting Li Yun, he left with Shibo Li Yun.

Inside the camp.

Under the falling snow, between the snowflakes.

Bai Yan stood in place, looking at the backs of Li Yun and Li Xin leaving.

"General, Yan Mao heard earlier that Li Yun has been appointed as an official of the Qin State and serves as a city guard in a city in the Gaotang Dynasty!"

Yan Mao stood beside Bai Yan, and after seeing Li Yun and Li Xin in the distance, he turned his head to look at Bai Yan and said.

At this moment, Yan Mao's eyes were full of joy.

Although a city guard is nothing in his eyes, for Li Yun, he doesn't see it that way, Li Yun is a city guard, but the Li family behind Li Yun is not an ordinary scholar.

Even he knows it.

The general was in Yanmen before, and in order to thoroughly investigate the plundering and selling, he offended countless powerful families, even in the Qin State.

Under such circumstances, the Li clan of Zhao Di came to Xianyang, and at this time, he held a banquet openly and openly to entertain the general, what does this move mean.

"Hmm!"

Bai Yan nodded, a little happy in his heart.

When he ordered to let Yu He and the others go, let them take Li Mu's body to the Li family for burial, Bai Yan didn't have the slightest purpose at that time.

It's just that I don't want to see Li Mu, who resisted the Huns, exposing his corpse in the wilderness.

I didn't expect that act of kindness.

It will bear fruit today.

"When I go back this time, I can start accepting Zhao Bianqi!"

Bai Yan thought in his heart.

The benefits that Li Yun's actions can bring to Bai Yan are by no means just sporadic ones.

Although Li Ji is old and has gray temples, where are his qualifications and connections, let alone the Li clan people behind him.

And the Li family's statement will not only be seen by Qin State, Zhao Di, and all other scholars, but even Zhao Bianqi will also know.

And so it goes.

This time, when he returned to Yanmen, he could rest assured that he would receive Zhao Bianqi.

Two successive wars to destroy the country, whether it was soldiers or the treasury, were huge, and the Qin State needed to develop farming as soon as possible and restore its national strength.

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Originally, after receiving Zhao Bianqi, there would be no new soldiers, and he had been waiting to digest Zhao Bianqi all along.

And one more thing.

Li Ji of Zhaodi and Li of Longxi belong to the same branch, Li Ji and Li Chong, the county guard of Longxi, are Li Xin's grandfather and brothers.

This is too important.

At least Bai Yan dared to say that with the relationship between the Bai family, the Yang family, the Feng family, and the Li family, he no longer worried about Changping Jun Qiqi, although he still couldn't move the entire Chu family, but the Chu family wanted to move him, and it was not so simple.

It will definitely not be the same as before, without the slightest ability to fight back.

Come to think of it.

Bai Yan turned his head to look at Yan Mao.

"Remember to verify for yourself that the soldiers have warm clothing! I'll go to my uncle's place first! ”

Bai Yan said.

With the arrival of the Li family and the invitation to the banquet, he naturally wanted to go to his uncle Bai Yu and talk to Bai Yu.

Hearing this, Yan Mao nodded, and gave up his hand to reassure.

Xianyang Palace.

"Your Majesty, outside the palace, the former Taifu Li Ji asks to see you!"

After Ying Zheng heard the eunuch's report, his cheeks, which had been calm in the past, were full of surprise.

Former Mrs. Li Ji!

Thinking of this, Ying Zheng suddenly got up, and even the bamboo slips that he had just read were discarded on the desk.

"Quick, hurry up and invite the widow into the palace!"

As Ying Zheng spoke, he walked directly to the outside of the study, and in the end, he didn't even wear shoes, and went out directly wrapped his feet.

Seeing this, the eunuch also followed behind him with a sincere fear.

All the eunuchs and maids didn't know why Yingzheng had such a big reaction when he heard that Li Ji's name, and he was so desperate that he couldn't even wear his shoes.

In front of the main hall.

Ying Zheng walked down the 100-step ladder.

Looking at the old man brought in by the eunuch palace maid, Ying Zheng hurriedly stepped forward and paid a very serious salute.

"Yingzheng, meet the old lady!"

Ying Zheng, who is in his thirties, looked full of excitement when he saw Li Ji at this moment.

It is hard to imagine that the expression of King Yingzheng of Qin will be so respectful to an old man.

Especially this old man, who is still Li Mu's biological father Li Ji.

Fortunately, Bai Yan is not here, if Bai Yan is here.

It will definitely be jaw-dropping.

"Li Ji, meet King Qin!"

When Li Ji saw Yingzheng, he also bowed.

"The old gentleman doesn't have to be polite, please go to the study with the widow!"

After the ceremony, Ying Zheng personally invited the old man Li Ji to go to the palace hall together.

"Thank you, King Qin!"

Seeing this, Li Ji nodded slightly and bowed his hand.

.........

Inside the city of Xianyang.

In Bai Yu's mansion.

"What, Liji?"

When Bai Yu heard Bai Yan's words, he immediately stood up and looked at Bai Yan with his eyes full of disbelief.

"Say it again, you kid!"

Bai Yu couldn't believe his ears, his face was in a daze, his expression was both shocked and stunned.

Seeing Bai Yu's appearance, not to mention Bai Yan's puzzled face, the Lu family and a beautiful concubine on the side all looked at each other.

Everyone didn't know why Bai Yu reacted so much.

"It's Li Ji, just now Li Xin took Li Ji's eldest son Li Yun to the camp to tell me in person!"

Bai Yan said to Bai Yu, frowning slightly: "Uncle looks like this, but what's wrong?" ”

Bai Yan really didn't understand it at the moment, how could Bai Yu hear Li Ji's reaction be so big, for Li Ji, Bai Yan also had an investigation, the former Taifu, and the back were disarmed and returned to the field, and returned to Zhao to go into hiding.

That's right!

"Do you kid know why the king went to Handan on this trip, why he specially passed through Luoyang!"

After Bai Yu came back to his senses, he couldn't help but smile bitterly when he looked at Bai Yan's puzzled appearance.

At this moment, Bai Yu couldn't believe that Bai Yan, a kid, could actually let Li Ji come to Qin State.

It is really a fool who has a foolish fortune, how many people want to have a relationship with Zhao Di Li but have no way, I didn't expect Bai Yan, this kid, to be able to get the favor of the former Taifu Li Ji.

Come to think of it.

Bai Yu sighed again and again in his heart.

"When the king goes to Luoyang, he goes to Jingmuro Mountain to worship the sky! Where should it be the place where Lao Tzu lives in seclusion, in the clouds and mist, it is rumored that Lao Tzu is in the Jingmur Mountain to retreat and practice, and he has the Tao to ask the sky. ”

Bai Yan heard Bai Yu's words, thought about it and said.

Others didn't know why the king was passing by Luoyang, but how could Bai Yan, who was the general of this trip's guard, not know.

Lao Tzu is a capable person, who knows astronomy and geography, writes books and Taoism, Tao Te Ching and other masterpieces, as well as countless works are from Lao Tzu's hand.

As everyone's Lao Tzu, he has been regarded as an ancient teacher by countless literati and scholars.

At the beginning, Lao Tzu retreated to the Jingmur Mountain, which was respected by the world as a place to worship the sky, and even during the Zhou royal family, in addition to the land of Xu Tian in the Lu country, there was also a saying that the Jingmuro Mountain sacrificed to the sky.

Therefore, this trip to Yingzheng is to pass through Luoyang and go to Jingmur Mountain to worship the sky.

This is not only to pray for the blessing of the Qin State, but also to show the respect and sincerity of the Qin State to the corporal clan and literati all over the world after the Qin State destroyed Han and Zhao.

It can be said that for the Qin State, the significance is very significant!

Between thoughts.

Bai Yan suddenly saw Bai Yu continue to ask.

"Do you know what Lao Tzu's original name was?"

Bai Yu's words made Bai Yan stunned, Lao Tzu's original name? He really doesn't understand this, after all, everyone in the world respectfully calls Lao Tzu Lao Tzu, and Lao Tzu's doctrine is Lao Tzu's doctrine.

I really haven't heard of Bai Yan's real name.

At this time.

Under the gaze of the Lu family, Bai Ming, Bai Yuan, and the beautiful concubine, Bai Yu suddenly shook his head with a wry smile.

"Lao Tzu's original name is Li Er!"

After Bai Yu finished speaking, he looked at Bai Yan directly: "Li Ji is Li Er's descendant, this is why Li Ji is the former Taifu!" ”

Inside the study.

As Bai Yu's words fell, everyone was stunned, and even Bai Yan was stunned.

Then, Bai Yan was the first to react, and after thinking of something, he hurriedly looked at Bai Yu.

Seeing this, Bai Yu seemed to know what Bai Yan was thinking, and said with a smile.

"You kid, you can let Li Ji come to Xianyang! Although it is an unintentional move, but as far as the king is concerned, it is actually a great achievement! The king will be very pleased! Take note of your credit! ”