Xianyang, Qin State.

Ying Zheng knelt behind the wooden table, looking at the scrolls of bamboo slips sent from Chu, as expected, compared to the turbulence of Han for many years, with the destruction of the vast Chu State, in Chu, countless large and small forces are still secretly fighting against the Qin State.

However, in January, after Qin officials arrived in Ren Chudi, the number of cases of being killed by local forces is innumerable, and now in most places in Chu land, there are very few cases of Qin officials being killed.

Is it that the situation on the ground has calmed down? Or are all those forces gone?

But the court of the Qin State, in this month, has not issued any edict to govern the local area at all!

Ying Zheng put down the bamboo slip, a trace of worry appeared in his eyes, and looking at the quiet study, he couldn't help but think of the words that Bai Yan had said at the beginning.

It is easy to conquer the state of Chu, and it is difficult to govern the land of Chu.

"Your Majesty, this is the bamboo slip presented by Jinghu, the Shou of Qianzhong County!"

Meng Yi wore the official uniform of the Qin State, held a roll of bamboo slips, and presented it to Ying Zheng.

Ying Zheng took the bamboo slip and opened it when he heard this, and then frowned slightly.

"Meng Yi, do you think that Qin has the world, and he should divide it into feudal lines, or take counties and counties?"

Ying Zheng asked.

Seeing that the Qianzhong County Shou Jinghu was in the bamboo slips, explaining the hidden dangers of Chudi, as well as the rampant local forces, the officials and Qin officials were afraid of the local forces, many things were ignored, many orders of the Qin State, and the laws of Qin could not be popularized, and what was even more frightening was that even the taxes were decided by the local forces.

Whether it is a field tax or a population tax, the local forces will collect several percent or even several times more on the basis of the tax of the Qin State, which leads to the tax of the local people, which has made the people of Chu after the war unable to bear it, and even far more powerless and even desperate than when the Chu State was in power.

And because of the inaction of local officials and Qin officials, the local people blamed all their resentment on the Qin court and hated the Qin state.

This led to the fact that even when the local officials at the county level personally led people to investigate, all the local people in Chu were hiding from those forces, even the local officials and Qin officials, who were afraid of being condemned or retaliated against by the local forces, so they colluded with those forces.

And after getting the money after the excessive taxation and controlling the local officials, the hidden power of Chu is constantly growing, and in this short period of time, its momentum has been deeply rooted in the local area, even far exceeding those old clans who migrated to the Qi country.

"Back to the king, I thought that I should divide the line! Carry out the weekly system, seal the clan, and the clan will personally lead the troops to arrive in various places, and the world can be stable! If it is a county, there are thieves everywhere! ”

Meng Yi looked at Ying Zheng, thought about it, and said softly.

In Meng Yi's eyes, looking at the situation today, if there is only one court in the Qin State, it is too difficult for Xianyang to manage the world and manage everything in Han, Zhao, Wei, Chu, Yan and other places.

After all, it was unbelievable that there were multiple dynasties that could manage the territory at the beginning, and now all of them are ruled by the Qin State alone.

At least Meng Yi couldn't imagine that there was only one court in the world to manage the scene in an orderly manner.

What's more, Meng Yi glanced at Yingzheng quietly, and didn't dare to say some things, for example, when King Wu of Zhou won the hearts of the people of the world, he couldn't dominate the territory of the world, so he was divided into major princes, and the princes were led by the Zhou Dynasty, and now, the territory of Qin is much larger than that of King Wu of Zhou, and more importantly, now Qin is not as recognized by the world as when the Zhou Dynasty was established.

Inside the study.

Ying Zheng listened to Meng Yi's words, his face was not too surprised, he just fell silent and looked at the bamboo slip again.

Packet!

Behind just two words, there are too many implications, Qin is different from other vassal states, as the country with the most military families, Ying Zheng is clear, once he chooses to divide the feud, then in addition to the Ying clan, the military clan will definitely be among them, just like the Zhou Dynasty.

Thinking of this, Ying Zheng has realized that in this Jinghu bamboo slip, it is not only Jinghu borrowing Chu land, but also mentioning the matter of dividing the seal, and there are Chu families, clan relatives, and military meritorious families behind it.

"The entire Qin State court, is everyone looking forward to dividing the seal?"

Ying Zheng thought to himself.

After two breaths, put the bamboo slips aside, and Yingzheng had realized that the real problem was not those forces, but behind the Qin court, those who were waiting for the feudal people to completely solve the turmoil in Chudi, the premise was to decide first, whether to divide the feudal or the county.

"Meng Yi, go and inform Chang Feng and Shaofu, if there is news from the Qi State that the King of Qi is willing to surrender, the widow will take the civil and military officials of the Qin State and immediately set off to Mount Tai to seal Zen!"

Ying Zheng turned his head to Meng Yi and asked.

The return of the Qi State, Ying Zheng must go to Mount Tai, not only because of the sacrifice of the Zen, the announcement of the world, and the praise of the merits of the Qin State, but also to bring this problem to the Jixia School Palace, but also to take the civil and military ministers of the court away from Xianyang.

For those veteran generals in the DPRK and China, and the generals with outstanding military achievements, Ying Zheng knows better than anyone that the prestige, ability, and connections of those people, after all, are those people who have assisted Ying Zheng all the way.

Therefore, when he learned that many old generals and generals were involved in this matter, Ying Zheng did not plan to decide this matter in Guanzhong.

Although Qi Di is far away from the Xianyang Palace, and even farther away from the Qin people, in the farthest east, it will make Yingzheng a lot less pressure, a lot of trouble, and a lot of incidents.

As for whether there will be danger in Qidi......

Ying Zheng believes in the CRRC Fuwei led by Zhao Gao! What's more, in Linzi, compared with the veterans and generals of the Qin State who led the Qin army camps such as Lantian, Qianzhong, and Hexi, there is also a person who makes Yingzheng feel more at ease than the veterans and generals of the Qin State.

Whether it was out of trust or previous plans, Ying Zheng couldn't wait to meet those who raised teenagers.

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Qi country Linzi.

In the palace, Bai Yan knelt behind the wooden table, looked at the concubine Hanzi on the opposite side of the wooden table, looked over from time to time, heard Qi Wangjian's words, and hurriedly picked up the wine jue, and raised a glass to Qi Wangjian directly above him.

After drinking, watching Concubine Li pour wine for Qi Wangjian, Bai Yan saw the maid pour wine for herself.

"I heard that Wu Liejun is a disciple of Tian Jin?"

Qi Wangjian watched the wine go through three rounds, chatting about the same, and if he drank it again, he would probably forget about business, so after seeing Concubine Li pour good wine, he looked at Bai Yan with a smile through the wine.

"Back to the King of Qi, Bai Yan is indeed a disciple of Duke Jin!"

Bai Yan replied with his hand to Qi Wangjian.

When it comes to Jin Gong, Bai Yan's heart is also full of heaviness, when Jin Gong's teaching, Bai Yan remembers the kindness and said that the good wine, after Bai Yan returned to Linzi, he never brought it.

Looking at Qi Wangjian, talking about the matter of Jin Gong with emotion, Bai Yan listened silently, and from time to time faced Jin Gong's inquiries, and also answered a few sentences.

However, looking at the way Qi Wangjian could still laugh when he talked about Gong Jin, Bai Yan secretly thought that Gong Jin was not worth it.

"Today, the widow once ordered the prehistoric to find the person who buried Tian Jin, and when he heard that person suddenly left the Qi country five years ago, it must be related to Wu Liejun!"

After Qi Wangjian recalled Tian Jin's incident, he looked at Bai Yan quietly, shook his head and said, as if he was telling a trivial matter.

However, Qi Wangjian's eyes were always looking at Bai Yan.

Qi Wangjian's purpose in saying this was also to tell Bai Yan that he already knew where Tian Jin was buried, and Bai Yan would definitely know.

"It's a pity......"

Qi Wang Jian's face was full of emotion, and then he looked at Bai Yan.

"The widow is curious, can Wu Liejun blame the widow, in the past, executed Tian Jin?"

Qi Wangjian asked.

When he said this, the smile on Qi Wangjian's face dissipated, and he was a little uneasy in his heart, but fortunately, as the king of Qi for decades, Qi Wangjian did not show what he thought in his heart.

"Is it because of this that Wu Liejun is unwilling to return to Qi to serve?"

Qi Wangjian sighed, and after finishing speaking, he looked at the silent Bai Yan, turned his head and glanced at Concubine Li.

"As long as Wu Liejun is willing to return to Qi and serve the Qi country, the widow is willing, personally correct Tian Jin's name, announce it to the world, exempt Tian Jin from his crimes, and bury him as a doctor!"

Qi Wangjian looked at Bai Yan again and said what he thought in his heart.

It is said that Jun has no jokes, as a king of Qi State, he has to personally deny the order he gave a few years ago, which has completely demonstrated Qi Wangjian's mid-term affection for Bai Yan.

Looking at Bai Yan, Qi Wangjian didn't know if Bai Yan would be willing to let go of Tian Jin's death because of this move.

"King Qi!"

Bai Yan raised his hand to Qi Wangjian and saluted, and then under the gaze of Concubine Hanzi, while talking to Qi Wangjian, he raised one hand to Concubine Li.

"Concubine Li, did you say that Bai Yan was worried?"

Bai Yan raised his hand and asked, not answering King Qi's words, but mentioning Concubine Li's previous conversation with him.

When he saw Qi Wangjian's brows furrowed slightly, and his face was obviously a little displeased, Bai Yan was not nervous, and then when he heard Qi Wangjian say, 'Qi Guo does not need to worry about outsiders', Bai Yan seemed to have expected such a result, so he did not argue too much.

Then, under the puzzled gazes of Concubine Li and Qi Wangjian, Bai Yan took out a roll of bamboo slips from his sleeve pocket.

"If the King of Qi is not worried about outsiders, then if it is a Qi person, can the King of Qi be worried?"

Bai Yan held the bamboo slip in both hands, and then handed the bamboo slip to the maid beside him, and asked the maid to take it to Qi Wangjian.

After meeting his father-in-law Tian Ding before, Tian Ding knew that Bai Yan was planning to persuade the King of Qi, so he informed Bai Yan of many secret things, including the clan relatives headed by Tian Dan, Tian Rong and others, who secretly assisted Gongzi with the clans of Chu State, Wei State, and even the Shi clan of Qi Land, and said it softly.

And this bamboo slip is a lot of evidence that is enough to prove this.

"Qi people?"

When Qi Wangjian heard Bai Yan's words, his face was very puzzled, but when he saw the maid coming over with a bamboo slip, he still took it, opened it, and looked at the contents with Concubine Li.

Bai Yan clearly saw that Qi Wangjian's face changed from confusion at the beginning, to shock, and then to anger, with an iron face, even Concubine Li, and an unbelievable look.

Concubine Li looked at Bai Yan very puzzled, but she didn't expect that Bai Yan had these secret messages in her hands, and she hadn't taken them out when she was in the embassy's mansion before.

"The people of the Qi royal family, and the people of Chu and Wei, are secretly in contact! The daughter of the king of Qi and the envoy of Qin suddenly assassinated in front of the palace, but there was no news of the people involved! ”

Bai Yan said to Qi Wangjian, and then looked at the concubine Hanzi opposite.

"Even if it is to assassinate Bai Yan, but this courage is inevitably too big, this time it is killing people outside the palace, next time ......"

Bai Yan didn't say the rest of the words, but the meaning was clear enough.

There is already enough evidence to prove that Tian Dan, Tian Rong and other people of the same lineage made friends with the Chu and Wei clans in Qidi, but it was impossible to find out who was the mastermind of the assassination.

Thinking about the officials of Qi State, they were all silent in the court in the past!

"Where did you hear all this news?"

Qi Wangjian's old cheeks were no longer calm, and he looked at Bai Yan with a puzzled expression and asked, his expression was already a little uneasy.

Qi Wangjian, who had finished reading the bamboo slips, had the only thought in his heart that he immediately sent someone to catch Tian Dan and others to investigate this matter, but when he was about to speak, Qi Wangjian reacted.

Not to mention the people of Tian Dan's lineage, the connections and forces in various parts of the Qi country, even the scholars of Wei and Chu mentioned in the bamboo slips, are all very broad-rooted.

Coupled with the Qi officials in the court, if they want to rashly move Tian Dan and others, I am afraid it is not an easy thing, at least they must find the prime minister Hou Sheng, and Tian Xie and others to discuss it well.

But what Qi Wangjian didn't understand was how Bai Yan knew about these such secret news?

"Back to the King of Qi, the people of Chu and Wei can make the officials of the Qi State dumbfounded, and the Qin State also has the means!"

Bai Yan did not specifically answer Qi Wangjian, before Tian Ding was worried about the situation in Qi State, and Tian Dan's line did not grow, so he did not inform Qi Wangjian, and then learned that Qin State II died, and decided to let Qi State die, lurk, waiting for an opportunity to restore, so he left Qi State.

These things couldn't be hidden from Tian Ding, and after Tian Ding left the Qi State, he hesitated and finally handed over the matter to Bai Yan, perhaps hoping that Tian Dan and others would stop resisting.

"King Qi, today's matter, I hope that King Qi will not let others know about it, otherwise there will be an incident, and please believe Bai Yan's words, compared to Qi people, King Qin hopes that King Qi is well!"

Bai Yan slowly got up and said goodbye to King Qi.

The reason for coming here is to send this bamboo slip, many words Bai Yan wanted to give it a try, but the words of King Qi made Bai Yan already know that today Ling Shi had already been to Shui Village and met his parents.

Thinking that his grandmother had also left the city and handed over this bamboo slip to Queen Qi, Bai Yan asked King Qi to think about it himself.

As for the fair name of Enshi Jin?

After the ceremony, Bai Yan looked at Qi Wangjian quietly, a king of a dead country, what is the use of being right? Who in the world knows better than Bai Yan what will happen to Qi Wang Jian in the future.

Perhaps the teacher will not be justified by King Qi, but will be regretted by future generations.

"Come on, send Wu Liejun out of the palace!"

Concubine Li asked the maid to take Bai Yan away.

Qi Wangjian's face was very unsightly at this time because of Bai Yan's words, from the calmness when he saw Bai Yan, to the actions of Tian Dan and the others behind his back, coupled with Bai Yan's sentence 'Qin State's means'.

After decades of being the king of Qi, it was the first time that Qi Wangjian clearly felt that the country of Qi was not completely under control.

For the first time, Qi Wangjian was so eager that his clan brother Tian Ding could be here, so that he could solve hidden dangers and troubles for Qi State as he did at the beginning, and also make Qi Wangjian feel safe.

"Farewell!"

Bai Yan glanced at Concubine Li, saluted and thanked her, then looked at Concubine Hanzi, and when she saw the young Concubine Hanzi, her eyes were full of worry, so she turned around and followed the maid out of the palace.

Outside the palace of Linzi.

When Bai Yan walked out of the palace hall, he saw his cronies hurriedly stepping forward and taking out a roll of bamboo slips.

After taking the bamboo slip, Bai Yan opened it and looked at it, and then he knew that Li Xin had ordered someone to send the news, and the army would soon go south to raid Qidi.

Bai Yan put away the bamboo slip and frowned slightly, do the math, within these two days, he must leave Linzi City.

"General, Hou Yao, the son of Hou Sheng, has visited several times today and wants to feast on the general!"

The cronies said to Bai Yan.

Bai Yan nodded, he was not surprised by the news that Hou Yao was looking for him, then Hou Sheng definitely wanted to see him and planned a way out.

"Go home first!"

Bai Yan saw that the hour was still too late, so he got into the carriage, and before entering the carriage, Bai Yan glanced back at the palace of King Qi.

At this time, Bai Yan had a hunch that maybe the next time he came to the palace of King Qi, it would be the time for the destruction of the Qi Kingdom, or the time to surrender.

The cronies turned over and got on the horse, watched Bai Yan enter the carriage, and rushed to the mansion with other disguised soldiers to protect the carriage.

Under dusk.

In the embassy's mansion, after Wei Lao and others learned the news of Li Xin, they discussed with Corpse Cheng, Shen Lao, and Mao Jiao in the study, and finally decided that Wei Lao and Bai Yan left Linzi first, and Shen Lao, Corpse Cheng, Zhao Qiu, and Xu Shi stayed in Linzi City and went to the prepared mansion to settle down, and Mao Jiao continued to stay in the embassy's mansion.

"Teacher, but you're going north?"

Bai Yan was not surprised to hear Wei Lao say to leave, after all, Bai Yan also knew that as the chief general of the Iron Cavalry and the Iron Cavalry, if the Qi State learned of the raid by the Border Cavalry and the Iron Cavalry, he would definitely arrest himself and force the Border Cavalry and the Iron Cavalry to evacuate.

"Why can't you go north and live in your house first?"

Wei Lao looked at Bai Yan angrily.

Bai Yan looked confused, he didn't expect the teacher to want to go to Shuicun, but after thinking about it, this is also a good way, Shuicun is just outside the city, and he can quickly know the news of Linzi, and he can deal with it quickly, not to mention that he is a person from Shuicun, as long as he is wearing cloth clothes, no one will think about it.

It's just that......

"The old man has already asked people to buy the people next to Tian Jiao, and when the news of the iron horse's southward movement reaches Linzi, Tian Wei will flee in a hurry, so this is the best opportunity to take your brother to take revenge!"

Knowing the apprentice Mo Ruoshi, Wei Lao looked at Bai Yan's hesitant and frowning appearance, and knew what Bai Yan was thinking, so he said angrily.

Tian Jiao is in Linzi of Qi State, as a royal clansman, Tian Jiao has guards around him, if Bai Yan wants to secretly take revenge, he can only let Tian Jiao flee in a hurry and dare not make a big noise.

"Thank you, teacher!"

Bai Yan was surprised when he heard Wei Lao's words, and then looked at Wei Lao with a happy face.

(End of chapter)