Outside the city of Qufu.

On the bank of the Sushui River, Bai Yan rode a war horse and sent Lu Qi all the way to the Sushui River.

As long as you cross the Zhushui River, go along the north, until the next big river, it is the Zishui River, and the Zishui River is Yangguan.

"Stop, stop!"

Lu Qi's exclamation came from the carriage, accompanied by the horse waffle to stop the carriage, and in the eyes of everyone, I saw Lu Qi's fat body, hurriedly walked out of the carriage, didn't care about the wooden bench, and jumped out of the carriage directly.

"General, I really can't send it anymore!"

Lu Qi cried with a sad face, looking at Bai Yan, who was escorted all the way on horseback, laughing was more ugly than crying, and he almost knelt down.

It's no wonder that Lu Qi is so panicked.

Who is Bai Yan, the general of the Qin State, with no less than 200,000 troops in his hands, and two elite iron cavalry of Yanmen in the north under his command, one is the brave and warlike Bai iron cavalry, and the other is the former Li Mu's side cavalry.

In the court of the Qin State, General Bai Yan and the lieutenant of Yanmen County won the respect and trust of the government.

is just such a person, Lu Qi is a businessman, but he asked Bai Yan to send all the way from Qufu to Zhushui River, Lu Qi didn't know how he could and let Bai Yan send it so far.

Although Bai Yan rode a war horse, but along the way, Lu Qi sat in the carriage, and he panicked in his heart!

"General, please stay!"

Lu Qi looked at Bai Yan, and then looked at Xiao He, Yak, Wu Huai, and many iron cavalry soldiers following behind, and said to Bai Yan with a smile.

"Good!"

Looking at Lu Qi walking down from the carriage on the side, Bai Yan asked the others to stop, and then turned over and dismounted.

"General, do you want me to bring a letter, or something?"

Lu Qi looked at Bai Yan and finally had the idea of stopping, and while he breathed a sigh of relief, a smile suddenly appeared on his fat cheeks.

Lu Qi didn't mention Tian Feiyan in his words, but looking at Lu Qi's smiling eyes, how could Bai Yan not know what Lu Qi meant.

Bai Yan took the bamboo slips that had been prepared long ago from the horse and handed them to Lu Qi.

"This farewell, the matter of grain and millet, in the future, I will entrust you to work alone!"

Bai Yan watched Lu Qi take the bamboo slip, and slowly said to Lu Qi.

Lu Qi was stunned when he heard Bai Yan's words, then nodded, took the bamboo slip, and returned the salute.

"General rest assured! Lu Qi will live up to the general's trust! Even if you scatter all your wealth, you will not hesitate to do it! ”

Lu Qi looked at Bai Yan and said, after finishing speaking, he bowed to Xiao He on the side.

Although he had only known this Xiao He and had never heard of this person before, it was enough to prove that his talent must be outstanding from Bai Yanneng's handing over such an important position as the commander of Su Du to Xiao He.

Although he doesn't have much time to contact Xiao He at the moment, Lu Qi is not in a hurry, after all, there is a long way to go.

After finishing with Xiao Heli, Lu Qi looked at Bai Yan again, and this time, Lu Qi slowly put away his smile.

"General, he will wait for news! Leave! ”

Lu Qi said with a serious face, and after seeing Bai Yan return the salute, he took two steps back under Bai Yan's gaze, turned back to the carriage, and left in the carriage.

Bai Yan watched Lu Qi leave, and then looked at the sky in the direction of Qi Kingdom.

Looking at Lu Qi's carriage, sometimes Bai Yan was quite envious of Lu Qi, who was free and easy, although he had no power, but money made Lu Qi's status not lower than that of ordinary officials.

"General, this person's appearance and temperament are quite sleek, but it can be seen that this person has no second thoughts about the general!"

Xiao He came to Bai Yan's side, looked at the departing carriage, and said to Bai Yan.

Although he had only had a brief contact with this businessman named Lu Qi during the banquet last night, Xiao He could still feel the personality of this Lu Qi, and asked himself, if it weren't for Bai Yan, Xiao He would never have dared to believe Lu Qi.

Xiao He could also keenly perceive that Lu Qi only showed his sincerity when he treated Bai Yan.

"I believe in Him!"

Bai Yan heard Xiao He's words, looked at the carriage in the distance, and said with a smile.

When he came into contact with Lu Qi, Lu Qi was just a child of the Lu family who had been kicked out of the house and experienced, and in the face of his brother's already divided family business, Lu Qi could only choose Han Di, which had no background, to try his luck.

At that time, he was only in the army.

Special place, unexpected encounter.

"Wait for his news!"

Bai Yan opened his mouth and said, in the matter of grain and millet, Bai Yan believed that Lu Qi could help him.

As he spoke, there was the sound of horses' hooves behind him, and Bai Yan turned his head.

"General, news has come from Xiao Di that the Chu army has mobilized 100,000 Chu troops and pulled out the camp to advance in the direction of Xiao Di!"

A cronie came galloping on horseback, reined in the war horse, and hurriedly reported to Bai Yan after dismounting.

When Xiao He heard the report of the Iron Cavalry Soldier, his whole heart was shocked, and his eyes when he looked at Bai Yan gradually became solemn.

This is the first time Xiao He has participated in the war between countries, and it is false to say that he is not nervous.

"General, the state of Chu is preparing to recapture Qufu!"

Xiao He said to Bai Yan.

When Bai Yan heard Xiao He's words, he naturally knew that the State of Chu had now sent troops to Qufu, obviously intending to fight with the State of Qin.

Thinking of the bamboo slips sent by his uncle, Bai Yan knew that the current battle with the 100,000 Chu army was just the beginning, and the real bloody battle was still to come.

"Xiao He, you go to Dingtao immediately! At war with the state of Chu, in the future, the supply of grain and grass for the whole army will be entrusted to you. ”

Bai Yan said to Xiao He.

"General rest assured!"

Xiao He took the order, took a deep breath, looked at Bai Yan with a determined look in his eyes, and then was about to turn around and follow the soldiers to ride away.

"Xiao He, remember to be careful!"

Bai Yan admonished.

Xiao He looked at Bai Yan's gaze, couldn't help but raise his hand again, and saluted Bai Yan seriously, and after the ceremony, he left without hesitation.

"General, do you need to send troops to reinforce Xiao Di?"

Wu Huai stood beside Bai Yan, looked at Xiao He's departing back, and asked softly.

Bai Yan shook his head.

"Wu Huai, Yak, and you will lead a thousand iron horsemen and rush to Luoyang immediately, remember, you must escort Concubine Qi on this trip!"

Bai Yan turned his head to look at Mu and Wu Huai.

Concubine Qi wanted to return to Qi at this time, Bai Yan really found it hard to believe the guards of Xianyang of Qin State, Kui was a lesson from the past, so after thinking about it last night, Bai Yan decided to arrange for Yak and Wu Huai to lead the iron cavalry back to Luoyang.

With two people here, Concubine Qi can be safer.

"No!"

"No!"

Mu and Wu Huai hurriedly surrendered their orders.

Qufu City.

As the news of Xianyang continued to come, many scholars who were sitting behind their backs to watch Bai Yan's jokes in the past were shocked, but after reacting, they didn't care about anything else, and hurriedly came to the mansion with money and beauties, wanting to congratulate Bai Yan.

However, all I got was the news that Bai Yan was not in Qufu City.

Even Elder Ling came to ask to see him, but he didn't see Bai Yan.

"Not in Qufu City?"

Ling Lao turned around, frowned slightly, turned his head, and looked outside the gate of the mansion, there were exquisite carriages everywhere, as well as wooden trailers full of wooden boxes, and many men in silk clothes gathered together to talk about each other.

These people, without exception, all wanted to come to congratulate Bai Yan.

"Ling Lao, Bai Yan, is it really not in the city?"

Tu Suichu came to Ling Lao's side, listened to the noisy voice behind him, and didn't pay attention to it, but looked at Ling Lao and asked.

At this moment, Tu Suichu was full of doubts, why did Bai Yan leave Qufu at this time, Tu Suichu, who couldn't figure it out, actually preferred Bai Yan not to see them at this time, so he was not in Qufu, just an excuse to find at random.

"It should have left Qufu!"

Ling Lao shook his head slightly, and said softly, Bai Yan has no reason not to see them.

"Father, news from the State of Chu!"

Jing Du suddenly hurried around the crowd at this time, and came to Ling Lao, and while breathing, Jing Du saluted Tu Suichu, looked around, and made sure that no one was approaching.

"Father, the State of Chu has sent an army of 100,000 to recapture Qufu!"

Jing Du whispered, his eyes full of excitement.

Compared with the Qin State, in Jing Du's heart, he was naturally more inclined to the Chu State, during the period when the Qin army occupied Qufu, not to mention the Qin laws that were in a state of flux, it was some unscrupulous actions in the past, but now not to mention him, even the children of other scholars in the city did not dare to mess around.

Now that he heard that the army of Chu was going to recapture Qufu, Jing Du was so happy in his heart.

"Great!"

When Tu Sui first heard Jing Du's words, his cheeks in his fifties suddenly showed joy and excitement.

At this moment, Tu Suichu was eager to share this news with the other scholars in the city immediately, all along, if it wasn't for the fear of Bai Yan, not to mention that the Chu State sent 100,000 troops to recapture Qufu, even earlier, their Qufu Shi clan was eager to secretly contact the Chu State.

"Elder Ling, Bai Yan is not in Qufu right now, why don't we hold a banquet tonight and invite other clansmen to gather together?"

Tu Sui glanced around for the first time, and then asked cautiously.

Jing Du also nodded in agreement, but then Jing Du found that his father who heard the news did not seem to be very happy.

This couldn't help but make Jing Du full of doubts, not understanding why the Chu State wanted to recapture Qufu, but his father shook his head when he knew the news.

"Elder Ridge?"

Tu Suichu also noticed the abnormality of Ling Lao, and glanced at Jing Du.

Hearing Tu Suichu's words, Ling Lao did not answer in a hurry, but turned his head and looked at the mansion behind him.

"I heard that Bai Yan passed by Xiao County before and got a talented man, named Xiao He! This person has now been appointed by Bai Yan as the commander of Su Du, and his power is above his position. ”

When Ling Lao said this, his old eyes were full of complexity.

If he had seen Bai Yan earlier, Ling Lao might not have given his granddaughter Jing Banyan to the corpse weir again.

Compared with Bai Yan's talent, during this period of time, Bai Yan's behavior of being insulted and slandered by the world and holding back and not saying a word was the only way for Ling Lao to clearly see how high Bai Yan could go in the future.

Can endure what ordinary people can't endure! No matter where such a person is, he will be a superior person.

"I was puzzled at first, and I asked the old man to make it clear!"

Tu Suichu heard that Ling Lao suddenly said something to Xiao He, which made Tu Suichu a little puzzled, that Xiao He also inquired, but he was just a person with no background in Xiao County, and he was lucky to be appreciated by Bai Yan, what happened to the Chu army attacking Qin State.

Even if Xiao He is now the commander of Su Du, in the final analysis, he is also a manager of grain and grass, and he is not a general, so how can Xiao He still be able to stop the 100,000 Chu army?

"For a long time, Bai Yan has rewarded the generals for their merits, did not abandon his background for talents, vigorously appointed, and was not stingy with his soldiers, all of which made the Qin army loyal and loyal, and the soldiers served their lives, and forgot to die! The momentum is unprecedented! ”

Ling Lao looked at Tu Suichu and said, his face was full of melancholy.

On the other hand, in the state of Chu, what has the king of Chu been doing since he succeeded to the throne? To say that it is good is to rectify the court, and to say that it is difficult to hear is to exclude dissidents, and all officials are used for relatives.

What's more, under the means of Jing Qi, as well as the officials and scholars who supported the King of Chu's faction in the past, many of the scholars who previously supported Xiong Yu and Li Yuan have been eliminated by Jing Qi, and the strong ones are also protecting themselves, fearing that they will be caught and retaliated.

How can such a Chu State be single-minded.

In the face of the Qin State, the most elite northern Yanmen army went south, and in the face of Bai Yan, the Chu State had Changge, a sharp sword, and thousands of troops, I am afraid that it would ......

I thought that in the army of Chu, all the children of the Shi clan served as generals, and the people of the clan served as generals.

Ling Lao turned his head and looked at the third son, Jing Du, who still seemed to understand whether he understood or not.

"Go to Shouchun quickly, tell Jingqi, tell the king of Chu, Qufu will return to Chu, not to fight the war, the strategy to break the situation will be in the country of Qi!"

Elder Ling instructed.

Recalling the words of the corpse weir in the past, as well as the contact with Bai Yan during this time, Ling Lao always had a hunch that the key to breaking the situation was in Qi State.

And there must be a way to make Bai Yan come together.