At the foot of Mt. Keimaro.

Bai Yan accompanied the Empress Dowager Zhao, but most of the time, the Empress Dowager Zhao and Mao Jiao were chatting, and Bai Yan occasionally echoed a few sentences.

By the time Ying Zheng and the Ying clan descended the mountain, it was already sunset.

Mao Jiao went to meet Yingzheng.

Bai Yan escorted the Empress Dowager Zhao Ji back to the carriage, and waited for Ying Zheng and others in the distance to return to the carriage one after another, and then led the iron cavalry to continue to escort Ying Zheng to Luoyang.

Entering Luoyang City, the sky had completely darkened.

Thousands of soldiers of the Qin State, armed with long ges and torches, formed a long line in the cold wind and dark night.

Luoyang is the ancient capital of the Zhou royal family, with an extremely long history, and has an extremely important position in the hearts of Confucian scholars.

In addition to running away from human history, Luoyang is also known as one of the five most prosperous capitals in the world, just like Taoyi and Linzi.

Under the city gates.

Bai Yan rode a war horse, in the long procession, under the reflection of the firelight, his eyes looked straight around, and slowly drove towards the city.

Looking at the capital city in front of him that was shrouded in darkness, Bai Yan couldn't imagine how majestic Lü Buwei's financial resources were when Luoyang was Lü Buwei's fiefdom.

A strange thing to live in.

Let Lü Buwei, who is a businessman, transform himself into a fief with a net worth of 1,600 gold, not only becoming the Qin minister with the highest power, but also sitting on Luoyang, the world's famous capital, as his fief.

It is false to say that there is no admiration.

These deeds are not only unprecedented, but even in later generations, there is no second person.

No matter how the world ridicules Lu Buwei for being a businessman in private, there is one thing that cannot be refuted.

Lü Buwei is not only Lu Sheng's idol, but also the fantasy of countless people in the world, who can't stop moving.

"General, that's Luoyang City Shou Ran Wu!"

An iron cavalry soldier came to Bai Yan with a torch in his hand and opened his mouth to report.

Bai Yan followed the gaze of the iron cavalry soldier and nodded.

A moment later.

Bai Yan rode a war horse, came to a group of officials wearing Qin State official uniforms, turned over and dismounted.

"The last general, Ran Wu, meet General Bai Yan!"

Before Bai Yan could speak, a burly, bearded man in his thirties stepped forward to salute Bai Yan.

This official is Ran Wu.

Seeing this, Bai Yan returned the salute to him, and looked at the Qin State officials behind Ran Wu with a silent gaze.

"Bai Yan!"

After Bai Yan simply returned the salute, he looked at Ran Wu: "I'll bother General Ran Wu tonight and guard Luoyang!" ”

Bai Yan said softly.

Because of the rush all the way, whether it is him, the iron cavalry, or even the Xianyang garrison, all of them must be repaired and recuperated to prepare for the future journey.

And the guards in the middle of the night, except for those Xianyang garrisons who came to Luoyang in advance, relied on Luoyang City Guard Ran Wu to lead people to patrol.

"This is a lowly order, how can it be troubled."

Ran Wu said to Bai Yan.

After finishing speaking, Ran Wu looked at Bai Yan quietly, and Yu Bai Yan's eyes met.

"General Bai Yan has been running all the way, and his subordinates have ordered his subordinates to settle the mansion for the general, and the general can go to the mansion to rest later."

Ran Wu said.

Bai Yan looked at Ran Wu and raised his hand to salute Ran Wu to express his gratitude.

Ran Wu also raised his hand to return the salute.

After the two of them finished saluting, Bai Yan turned around and took the horse rope from his cronies, stepped on the stirrups, turned over on the horse, and then took his cronies and rushed towards the Luoyang Palace with the iron cavalry army.

Late at night.

In front of the palace gate in Luoyang, as the former capital of the Zhou royal family, although the Luoyang Palace is old, it is not as good as the Xianyang Palace, but its scale can not be underestimated.

Bai Yan and Ying Kan chatted a few words, and then said goodbye to each other.

For things like safety and review in the palace, Bai Yan did not get an order, so he naturally did not participate, but according to the past, Ying Kan led people to inspect.

Bai Yan and his iron cavalry are more responsible for peripheral affairs, similar to sudden ambushes and dealing with some rebellious forces.

"General!"

A man dressed in official clothes came to Bai Yan and bowed his hand.

Bai Yan glanced at the man, confirmed that it was a cronie sent by Ran Wu, and nodded slightly.

"Wait for you to take the carriage, and after I unload my armor, I will go to see Lord Shangqingmao first."

Bai Yan commanded softly.

Regarding Ran Wu's arrangement, Bai Yan is not in a hurry at the moment, although due to the late night, Ran Wu is worried that some thieves will take the opportunity to make trouble, so he has ordered someone to guard the street, and no one is allowed to watch.

But it's better to be later.

After all, no one dares to guarantee that in the dark night, there will be no eyeliner of the scholars watching.

Even some Qin officials can be wooed, let alone some low-level Qin officials.

Therefore, when he was wary of the scholars, Bai Yan asked the man to disguise himself as a groom, and wait outside Maojiao's mansion in the dead of night.

"No!"

When the man heard Bai Yan's words, he bowed his hand, and then turned to leave.

Just a few breaths after the man left.

"Take a few people, disguise yourself, and make sure no one is following him."

After Bai Yan watched the man leave, he whispered.

It's a matter of slashing, and Bai Yan has to be careful.

Once after settling down with Choyou You, Bai Yan didn't worry about Cho You's life and death, and even if Cho You was not strict and leaked the news, Ran Wu could also help him get rid of Cho You immediately before others found him.

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However, the appearance of the Zhang family's father and son once again made Cho You valuable.

At least for now, there can be no accidents.

"No!"

The soldiers behind Bai Yan heard Bai Yan's order and hurriedly bowed their hands.

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"Lord Mao!"

In the middle of the night, Bai Yan, who had taken off his armor, came to Mao Jiao's residence, and under the leadership of the maid, he saw Mao Jiao.

At this moment, Bai Yan was wearing an ordinary cloth clothes, compared to the appearance when he was wearing armor, he felt very easy-going, and even just looking at Bai Yan's appearance, he could feel a little shy.

But this appearance, Mao Jiao saw it, and he didn't think so.

After speculating on the experience of the young man in front of him, Mao Jiao would not be deceived by the appearance of this young man.

A young man from a humble background who was driven out of the Qi country can come to this day step by step, although he has some help from the Bai family, but in the final analysis, everything is climbed up by the young man step by step.

And so on.

How could Mao Jiao despise the young man in front of him, even compared to the identity of the young Bai's child at the beginning, Mao Jiao, who now knows the experience of the young man, has a high opinion of the young man several times.

Even in some things, I can't help but have a trace of admiration for the teenager.

Because Mao Jiao knew that if he had experienced such an experience as this teenager when he was young, he probably wouldn't have been able to live to this day like this teenager.

Not to mention.

This young man just wanted the old woman's words of dispute to come true just because of the old woman's words.

Regardless of the thousands of mountains and rivers, he came to the Qin State, and immediately stabbed in the battlefield, staining the battlefield with blood.

Recalling that when I was in Xianyang, Qin State, in the place that represented the highest power of Qin State, when I saw the young man for the first time, the young man walked into the main hall, and under the young face, as long as he looked down, he could see that the armor and stomach on his body were full of gaps cut by swords.

What is the military exploits, in addition to the title, the most proof is the scars that are spelled out on the battlefield.

In Linzi, Qi State, when Mao Jiao saw the old woman, he couldn't help his heart, and his eyes were slightly red.

Except for the appearance of the old woman in the dilapidated alley, and the agreement between the old lady and the young man.

It was Mao Jiao who remembered the appearance of seeing Bai Yan for the first time.

Mao Jiao has experienced a lot of things at his age, but this incident touched Mao Jiao the most.

Whenever Mao Jiao thinks of his youth, his mind changes back to the pictures that emerge.

The old woman was in the village, protecting the quarrel of her youth.

When the boy grew up, he immediately picked up the knife and walked out of the blood-stained battlefield, even if the armor was pierced, even if the body was full of scars, he still had to get the title and return home.

Just like when I was a child, I looked at the old woman in front of me.

I always think about it.

Just like now.

Mao Jiao looked at the young man in front of him, and his heart was full of sighs, because of the matter between the young man and the old woman, he couldn't help but be moved.

"Come in!"

After Mao Jiao returned the salute to the young man, he opened his mouth and invited the young man into the room.

Bai Yan saluted Mao Jiao, and then followed behind Mao Jiao and entered the room.

In the middle of the night, under the candlelight, it seems that because of the cold winter wind, the windows and doors of the room are tightly closed.

Several men dressed in cloth and carrying swords looked around from outside the room.

in the room.

Bai Yan knelt at the wooden table and faced Mao Jiao.

First of all, he was polite and asked why Mao Jiao suddenly went to Chu State, and learned that it was because the king of Chu was getting more and more seriously ill now, and Fusu could not go, so Mao Jiao, who was the Taifu, could only visit.

After learning about these things.

Bai Yan was silent for a moment, thought about it, and looked at Mao Jiao.

"Dissatisfied with my lord, Bai Yan came here today to ask Lord Mao, the situation of my father and mother, and the situation of my grandmother!"

Bai Yan said softly.

Regarding the situation of his parents and grandmother, in fact, in Yanmen, Tian Feiyan had already told him.

The reason why I deliberately mentioned it now is that I already know that Mao Jiao has been to Linzi, has been to Shui Village, and has seen his parents and grandmother.

"It's all right! General Bai Yan doesn't have to worry, although Tian Ding is domineering and powerful, he is also a person who keeps his promises, and Tian Ding loves his daughter very much because of his deceased wife Tian, even if he knows that the general is in the Tian family and has his daughter, maybe the general doesn't have to worry. ”

Mao Jiao said softly.

Behind this sentence, he is also telling Bai Yan that he has investigated Zou Xing's matter

Inside the study.

Bai Yan was not surprised when he heard Mao Jiao's words.

After all, his affairs are seamless in the eyes of others, and he won't notice anything wrong at all, but for Mao Jiao, who knows the cause and effect, it is not difficult to investigate it.

"Thank you, Lord Mao, due to fate, there are always many enemies for Bai Yan now, and I hope that Lord Mao can keep it a secret for Bai Yan, Bai Yan is grateful!"

Bai Yan raised his hand and saluted at Mao Jiaoji.

Seeing this, Mao Jiao smiled and returned the salute to Bai Yan.

"The old man and Hu Quan have known each other for more than ten years, and now at an age, fortunately the king's trust, it is really a blessing for the old man, and he will not dare to live up to the king's grace in his life!"

After Mao Jiao saluted, he looked up at Bai Yan.

"However, with General Bai's marriage to the Bai family, it should be clear that if there is no accident, Bai Yan, the second son of Bai Zhong, who is kind to the Zou family, will one day take his daughter to the Qi country to worship, and he will definitely know about Zou Xing's death at that time."

Mao Jiao said.

Fang Cai Mao Jiao did not mention the Bai family, and directly said Hu Quan, which was to tell Bai Yan that the reason for the relationship between him Mao Jiao and the Bai family was his old friend Hu Quan.

This matter is the Bai family's business, he Mao Jiao will not say it, let alone Ying Zheng trusts and values him Mao Jiao, so he told him about this matter, and now if he Mao Jiao says it, how can he be worthy of the king's trust and respect.

Mao Jiao was also reminding Bai Yan later.

Even if he didn't say it, according to Bai Yan's current age, this matter would not be hidden for long.

The Zou family is kind to Bai Yan, and they are even more in-laws.

In the case of marriage, Bai Yan will definitely take his daughter to Qi to worship the tomb of the Zou family, and when Zou Xing has already died two years ago, he will definitely be known by Bai Yan and his daughter.

"Bai Yan knew that at that time, Bai Yan would face the Bai family, and he just wanted not to involve his biological parents."

Bai Yan was relieved to hear that Mao Jiao was willing to keep it secret.

The things that I have been thinking about for a long time have finally landed.

As long as Mao Jiao kept it secret, then Bai Yan didn't have to worry about where his family was.

As for Mao Jiao's later words, Bai Yan knew that Mao Jiao was reminding himself, and he also knew that Mao Jiao was right.

The news of Zou Xing's death can be concealed for two or three years at most, or even shorter.

Perhaps, tomorrow Bai Yan is possible, and he will take Bai Junzhu to Linzi in Qi State to worship the Zou family!

When Bai Yan and Bai Junzhu learned the news that Zou Xing had already been killed, they would definitely be stunned, and then immediately realized that he, Bai Yan, was not Zou Xing from the beginning, but another person.

For this matter.

What Bai Yan was really worried about was not that Bai Yan and Bai Junzhu knew that Zou Xing had died a long time ago, but that Bai Yan would know where his parents and grandmother were.

Bai Yan's personality, Bai Yan is clear.

Among the Bai family, Bai Yan and Bai Yu are the best people, but in the same way, the interests of the Bai family are also very important in the hearts of the two.

As long as Mao Jiao promised not to say it, without knowing his identity, Bai Yan could only find out about Zou Xing's assassination at most, but could not trace his true identity.

"That's it!"

Mao Jiao sighed when he heard the words of the young man in front of him, but there was no surprise on his face for this answer.

After knowing the young man's experience, Mao Jiao knew the young man's heart.

The Bai family is in Pingyang, not Xianyang, and Bai Yan is a businessman, not an official of the Qin State.

Mao Jiao didn't know when Bai Yan would take his daughter to Qi to worship the Zou family, and Mao Jiao couldn't do it even if he deliberately wanted to hide it for Bai Yan.

Just pray.

Bai Yan will go later!

Come to think of it.

Let's be honest.

Mao Jiao looked at the young man in front of him, and couldn't help but think curiously.

If Bai Yan knew that this young man was just a family of cultivators from a humble background, the expression on his face would be so wonderful.

And if Bai Yu knew that his Bai clan's iron horse was handed over to a young man who was not a child of the scholar clan at all, would he be stunned and confused.

Mao Jiao is clear.

The Bai clan is a famous family, and its status is far higher than that of ordinary scholars.

Inside Luoyang City.

The cold wind drifted from time to time, accompanied by an icy chill, making the already silent night even more deserted.

Inside the mansion.

Bai Yan talked with Mao Jiao for a long time, and only left late at night.

After leaving the mansion.

Bai Yan got into the carriage that had been prepared and drove through the streets in the middle of the night.

Inside the carriage.

Bai Yan thought back to the conversation with Mao Jiao just now, and looked helpless, but fortunately, Mao Jiao was willing to keep it secret for him.

In the future, Bai Yan didn't dare to say that everything was done, after all, everything in this world has changes, and there will always be accidents.

For now, we can only prepare in advance.

For example.

It's time to use Choyou to give Zhang and Changpingjun a trap in advance.