Qin Gong

"Shopkeeper, is this here?"

Bai Yan in the carriage heard the subordinate's words, got up and opened the curtain, and then walked out of the carriage.

After getting off the carriage, Bai Yan looked at the surrounding streets, and saw the huge tree on the side of the road not far away echoing the big tree in the yard, and the memories of more than ten years came to mind again.

I vaguely remember more than ten years ago, when Bai Yan and his old friend Shen Shi were obsessed with women all day long, Xin's father sternly scolded him, and strictly ordered Shen Shi not to leave the house, and told the servants to guard the gate of the mansion.

And every time after dark.

Xin Shi would climb out from the courtyard along the big tree, while Bai Yan and other friends would wait outside the mansion ahead of time to attract the attention of the servants at the mansion gate.

When the sky was about to dawn, Xin Shi would climb back from the big tree outside.

Looking back now, although it is a dude, it makes people sigh.

"You wait outside!"

Bai Yan turned around and said to the subordinates, then went to the mansion door alone and knocked.

More than ten years have passed, the gate and the walls of the mansion have been refurbished, but the servant standing outside the gate is no longer there.

"Who?"

With the sound of knocking on the door, the door opened soon, and an old servant appeared in front of Bai Yan.

"You are?"

The old slave saw Bai Yan wearing a silk dress with a jade ornament around his waist, and immediately saw that the middle-aged man in front of him had a rich background, and the impatient expression on his face immediately dissipated.

"This place is the Xin Mansion?"

Bai Yan looked at the mansion in front of him, and asked softly.

The old slave nodded.

"It's Xin Mansion!"

The old slave looked at Bai Yan suspiciously.

A simple question immediately made the old slave realize that the middle-aged man in front of him was not from Linzi.

"Please tell Shen Shi that 15 years ago, an old friend by the Fairy Lake came to visit."

Bai Yan cupped his hands and said.

Fairy Lake, this is a place that Bai Yan and his old friends only knew.

"it is good!"

When the old slave heard Bai Yan's words, he nodded in response, then told Bai Yan to wait a while, and then closed the door.

Bai Yan stood outside the door, looking around, recalling the past, but also felt a little itchy in his heart. After 15 years, he revisited the old place, and he didn't know if the restaurant was still there. , I don’t know if it’s still the same as before.

Can the woman there be as beautiful as before?
thought here.

Bai Yan couldn't help laughing, feeling a little excited.

But thinking of his wife, Bai Yan couldn't let go of his heart, especially because of his daughter and Zou Xing's affairs, this matter is very important, and there must be no mistakes.

Inside the Xin Mansion.

"Master, there is someone outside the door begging to see you!"

The old slave came into the room and said to a man with a pointed face and a lamb's beard.

Hearing this, the pointed-faced man turned his head suspiciously.

"who?"

The man is Xin Shi, at this moment Xin Shi frowned slightly.

In broad daylight, usually few people would come to him. Once there were people, it meant that the shop had something important to do.

"The man didn't say anything, he just said that he was an old friend of Fairy Lake."

The old slave reported.

When Shen Shi heard the old slave's words, his brows that were slightly frowned immediately changed, and his eyes widened.

An idea came to mind, but Xin Shi couldn't believe it.

"Bring it in! No, I will go myself!"

While Xin Shi was speaking, he got up and walked past the old slave, his hurried appearance surprised the old slave very much.

After a while.

Xin Shi came to the gate with a feeling of excitement and apprehension. Just now when he opened the gate, he saw a middle-aged man outside.

At this time, the middle-aged man also turned his head when he heard the sound.

The two looked at each other.

In an instant, even though it was the first time in 15 years, whether it was Xin Shi or Bai Yan, they immediately recognized each other, and their eyes turned red.

Excitement, nostalgia for these emotions, and scenes from the past came to my mind.

"Zhong Yan?"

Xin Shi asked in a low voice in disbelief.

Bai Yan's eyes were also red, he took a step back, his wide cuffs were fluttering, he closed his hands towards Xinshi, and slowly saluted.

"Long time no see, Boshi!"

While Bai Yan was speaking, his breathing was a little short, and his eyes were a little wet with excitement.

Recalling that 15 years ago, he almost lost his life when he offended those nobles in the Qi state. Among all the friends back then, although Shen Shi's family wasn't the biggest, he was the one who contributed the most and was the busiest in finding connections.

Even the Xin family was almost implicated.

Bai Yan wanted to escape from Linzi later, so he didn't have the chance to say it face to face, but he kept it in his heart until now.

"Zhong Yan, please come in!"

After Xin Shi returned the gift excitedly, regardless of etiquette, he quickly stretched out the hands of Ji Li to support Bai Yan, and invited Bai Yan to enter the mansion.

Bai Yan did not refuse, but turned around and asked his servants to lift a wooden box from the carriage and enter the mansion together.

Shen Shi naturally saw that this was something brought to him by his friend Bai Yan, and did not refuse.

At this moment, Shen Shi's heart was full of excitement to see his friend.

inside the mansion.

Xin Shi walked with Bai Yan, talking about those good friends back then, those who offended others, those who offended others, those who died of illness, in short, the original 11 people, now more than ten years later, there are still contacts, but three people, And also far apart.

"Where's Uncle?"

While speaking, Bai Yan asked.

When the words fell, Xin Shi looked disappointed, and then shook his head.

"Father also passed away five years ago, and now I have left this family property, and I have almost lost it, hehe~!"

Xin Shi smiled wryly.

Bai Yan also realized that he asked something that shouldn't be asked, so he hurriedly edited the ceremony.

Xin Shi waved his hand and pulled Bai Yan to continue walking inside.

But at this time, as the wooden box was brought to the yard, the subordinates slowly opened it and asked the old slave to register. After all, this was a gift, and it was registered to prevent the servant from stealing.

The old slave had seen Bai Yan's outfit, and thought it must be some high-quality fabrics, plus a dozen strings of money, after all, this was considered a big gift.

However, the moment the wooden box was opened, a golden scene caught the eye, which made the old servant widen his eyes and sit limply on the ground.

gold cake.

A whole box of gold biscuits!
The old slave has never seen that scene just now in his life, and he has never seen someone give a gift like this. He panicked for a while, his face was in a daze, and he suspected that his eyes were dazzled.

Xin Shi, who was walking in front, also noticed the movement in the yard, and turned around to see the old slave sitting limply in front of the wooden box.

Xin Shi is not stupid, this scene immediately made Xin Shi guess that the gift from Bai Yan must be exaggerated.

thought here.

Xin Shi looked suspiciously at Bai Yan beside him.

"Brother Boshi, let's go in first!"

Bai Yan said with a smile, indifferently.

However, Xin Shi was not fooled. After glancing at Bai Yan, he turned and went back to the wooden box.

And after approaching.

Xin Shi saw the golden cake in the box, which was placed in an orderly manner, his eyes widened instantly, and he turned to look at Bai Yan in shock.

Xin Shi is also a little enlightened at the moment.

What does Bai Yan want? He sent a box of gold cakes directly. Although it wasn't the biggest wooden box, it was estimated at a glance that there were at least two hundred gold.

"The feelings of the past, I will remember them in my heart!"

Bai Yan didn't explain too much, looking at his friend's appearance, he clasped his hands and saluted.

After the ceremony, seeing his friend didn't come back to his senses for a long time, Bai Yan explained that in the past 15 years, he had quite a lot of savings in business, and most importantly, in the past two years, the Bai family has been flourishing.

Although the number of these gold cakes is huge, they are harmless to the Bai family.

Compared with these golds, Xin Shi's actions at the beginning are worthless.

"Then I will be disrespectful!"

Xin Shi nodded and said to Bai Yan.

At this moment, Xin Shi was full of emotion, two hundred gold! ! !
With such a handwriting, it seems that the Bai family has really risen, that is, after Bai Qi, it has once again recovered to the point where it is in full swing.

"Speaking of which, the one who made a lot of noise in Linzi before was also Bai Yan, the son of your Bai clan!"

Xin Shi recalled that in the first battle between Qin and Zhao, everyone in Qi State and Linzi was talking about it, and the name of Bai Yan, a descendant of the Bai family, was even more firmly remembered.

After all, the previous battle with Gaonu in Shangjun was already amazing, and the fight between Bai Yan and Li Mu afterwards was even more surprising.

Li Mubaiyan!
These are the two most frequently spoken names among all the people in Linzi within a period of time.

"Bai Yan is still young, so he can't be the word of the world!"

When Bai Yan heard the compliment from his friend, he joked with a smile, his words were full of humility.

But at this moment, Bai Yan couldn't laugh or cry in his heart.

The disciples of the Bai family, that Bai Yan, you are from Qi, not from Qin.

"Zhong Yan is too modest!"

Xin Shi shook his head, he didn't believe a word of his friend Bai Yan.

Now that Bai Yan heard that he was already a captain of Yanmen County, he was already in a high position at such a young age, and was in charge of Qin's iron cavalry.

I'm afraid it will be another white one in the future.

"Based on the calculation, Bai Yan's age should be about the same age as you when you left Qi. He is really a promising young man."

Xin Shi made a gesture of invitation to Bai Yan, and said as he walked.

Bai Yan nodded.

At this moment, Bai Yan did not dare to tell Xin Shi that Bai Yan was actually the son of Mr. Zou who saved his life, and also the only bloodline of Mr. Zou.

Although Shen Shi is his old friend for many years, Bai Yan's situation is too special now. Under the circumstances of being watched by countless gentry, if there is one less thing, one less thing is less. The less things, the safer.

In the Xin family mansion.

Bai Yan followed Xin Shi all the way to the main hall and sat down, and after that, there was a lot of wine and meat, talking about the interesting things in the past.

I haven't seen each other for 15 years. Whether it's Bai Yan or Xin Shi, they all remember the little things in their hearts, the friendship between friends.

The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, and the friendship of sages is as plain as water, not vain, but pure in heart.

If you have a confidant in life, you will die without regret.

These two sentences may best describe the relationship between Bai Yan and Xin Shi.

Just like today, Bai Yan would bring a box of gold cakes. Although the Bai family could afford two hundred gold, it was definitely not a small amount for the Bai family.

But Bai Yan personally brought Xin Mansion.

Hour by hour passed.

With cups of fine wine pouring into his throat, along with the memories of the past, after reuniting after a long absence, not to mention Xin Shi, even Bai Yan didn't pay attention, and he was already drunk.

While drinking hazily, Xin Shi also leaned on the wooden table on the ground, holding a wine bottle, looking at the beams of the house.

"It's a pity, Zhong Yan, if Master Zou is still alive, it would be great."

Xin Shi tilted his head slightly, and looked at Bai Yan drunkenly.

Bai Yan wasn't much better either, lying on the wooden table, holding the cup of wine, staring intently, his fat cheeks were flushed.

"exactly!"

Bai Yan murmured word by word.

The only reason left is for Bai Yan to remember his benefactor, Mr. Zou.

"If Lord Zou is alive, I, I will definitely raise a thousand gold, a thousand gold, and send it to Lord Zou's residence!"

While Bai Yan was speaking, he hiccupped and his whole body moved, as if he was about to vomit.

Xin Shi looked at Bai Yan's appearance, leaned his drunken head on the wooden table, and shook it.

"It's a pity, let's not talk about the daughters, even Mr. Zou, his whole family was killed, and his descendants were wiped out. Good people don't live long!"

Xin Shi said with emotion, his eyes were full of nostalgia, Mr. Zou was one of his few reliance back then.

It was also after Master Zou's death that their Xin family also began to decline.

"wrong!"

Bai Yan tried his best to get up, looked at Xin Shi drunkenly, and shook his head.

"Lord Zou has descendants!"

Bai Yan said.

The remaining rationality prevented Bai Yan from saying that Zou Xing was Bai Yan, but he was also reminding his old friend that he was wrong, Master Zou has descendants.

At this moment, Bai Yan thought that Xin Shi had drunk too much, so he made a mistake.

And Shen Shi also thought that Bai Yan drank too much, Bai Yan's words might be correct two years ago, but two years ago, Zou Xing, the son of Lord Zou, was killed, as a person who was favored by Lord Zou, how could he not know.

Looking at the flushed and drunk Bai Yan, Xin Shi did not argue, anyway, Bai Yan will go to worship tomorrow, and then he will be able to see Zou Xing's tomb.

Qi State Linzi.

As the sun set and it got dark, in a mansion, Bai Junzhu stood in front of the window of a room, looking at the moonlight in the sky with his fair and pretty face.

This is the moonlight in Linzi of Qi State, just like that of Qin State.

So bright in such a sky.

"Eldest sister, why did you say that father didn't come back so late? Mother is the same. She doesn't worry about father at all. She also said that even if father wants to come back today, those old friends of father will not let father leave."

The door was pushed open, and Bai Yingxue, who was also a young girl, walked in, muttering.

After coming to Bai Junzhu's side.

Bai Yingxue looked at her elder sister curiously.

"Sister, why is mother so sure that those friends will stop father?"

After Bai Yingxue's voice fell.

Bai Junzhu turned his pretty face and looked at his little sister.

"It should be a very good relationship. I heard from my mother that my father received a lot of favors when he was in prison! Today, my father should be visiting those old friends."

After Bai Junzhu finished speaking, he continued to look at the bright moon in the sky outside the window.

Seeing this, Bai Yingxue also lay down on the wooden table, her pretty face slightly raised, her beautiful eyes looking at the moonlight.

Be quiet for a long time.

Bai Yingxue was the first to lose her breath.

"Sister, do you think he hates the bad guys who killed his father and mother? Does he live in hatred all day long?"

Bai Yingxue asked curiously, looking at Haoyue, all of Bai Yingxue's mind was that boy.

The longer the contact and the more rumors he heard, the more Bai Yingxue felt that maybe the boy didn't have the incomparable hatred in his heart, that's why he persisted till this day.

"It's just like what elder sister you said is called Wu!"

Bai Yingxue frowned slightly, for a while she couldn't think of the person that elder sister had mentioned.

Seeing this, Bai Junzhu looked helpless.

"Wu Zixu!"

Bai Junzhu reminded.

Listening to the young girl's words at this moment, Bai Junzhu was puzzled, and the more he thought about it, he recalled the appearance of the boy, and recalled that his uncle Bai Yu had said that the first thing the boy did after enlisting in the army was to enlist first.

How could Bai Junzhu not know what it means to ascend first.

"Yes, that's Wu Zixu!!"

After hearing Bai Junzhu's words, Bai Yingxue suddenly realized, and then murmured about how Wu Zixu's father and brother were killed and determined to take revenge, and finally dug up the tomb of King Chu and flogged the corpse.

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The next morning.

At sunset, Mrs. Xue brought Bai Junzhu and Bai Yingxue, and waited anxiously for Bai Yan in the mansion. After all, they agreed to pay homage to Mr. Zou today.

After a long time, Xue Shi just saw Bai Yan come back, and with him was Xin Shi.

Xue Shi has naturally seen Xin Shi.

And Shen Shi also remembered the Xue family, after all, Bai Yan offended those gentry because of the Xue family.

"Good man!"

When Xue came to Bai Yan's side, he asked about the strong smell of alcohol.

Regardless of what Xue Shi didn't say, he just turned around and saluted Xin Shi.

"Mr. Xue, I have met Mr. Xin!"

Xue said.

Xin Shi hurriedly bowed his hands to compose the ceremony, looking at the more and more charming Xue family, Shen Shi couldn't help feeling that Bai Yan deserved it back then.

But turning his head to look at the two girls next to Xue, Xin Shi couldn't help but secretly startled.

As a countless number of girls, it is an exaggeration to say that she grew up in a restaurant since she was a child, and Xin Shi has never seen such a charming girl, even the Xue family 15 years ago, is not as good as her.

"The two daughters are both my daughters!"

Bai Yan looked at his friend and said with a smile.

"Jun Zhu pays homage to Shi Bo!"

"Yingxue pays respects to Uncle Shi!"

After Bai Yan's voice fell, Bai Junzhu and Bai Yingxue began to sing together.

Xin Shi bowed his hand in return.

Although as a person who likes women in restaurants, Xin Shi returned to normal after being surprised. Perhaps this is why 15 years ago, Shen Shi, who was clearly a playboy, would spare no effort to ask others to help Bai Yan.

Xin Shi can afford things, and has his own bottom line and morality in his heart.

"Let's go!"

Bai Yan said to his wife.

The servant has already prepared everything before dawn, and he can set off now.

Mrs. Xue nodded, and followed Bai Yan and Xin Shi with Jun Zhu and Ying Xue's two daughters.

About two hours.

Because there was no one in the Zou clan, the mansion already belonged to someone else. Under the leadership of Xin Shi, Bai Yan and his party soon came to the place where the Zou clan was buried.

After the carriage stopped, Bai Yan and Xin Shi watched a famous servant walking ahead carrying the things needed for worship. Bai Yan and Xin Shi slowly came to the cemetery while taking care of Mrs. Xue and the others.

Near the cemetery.

Bai Yan glanced at the past, there were several graves, large and small, and his heart was full of desolation.

Especially the two largest tombs, one of which belonged to Mr. Zou.

"Master Zou and Mrs. Zou will be buried together after death."

Xin Shi pointed to the tomb and said, while speaking, he looked at those busy followers and walked to the side.

"This is the tomb of Master Zou's son, Zou Xing!"

After Xin Shi walked a few steps, he pointed to a small grave and told Bai Yan and others.

When Bai Yan and Xue heard Xin Shi's words, they were astonished.

The tomb of Zou Xing?

impossible!This is absolutely impossible, is there a mistake, Zou Xing is Bai Yan, and now he is leading the army in Yanmen.

Shen Shi didn't notice the expressions of Bai Yan and the others, looking at Zou Xing's grave.

"At first I heard that Zou Xing was planning to go to Qin to join your Bai clan, but he never thought that those gentry clans were worried that your Bai clan would help him grow up and leave disaster behind, so they ordered people to assassinate him halfway. It's a pity, if Zou Xing can survive to You Bai family, that would be great!"

Xin Shi said, turning his head to look helplessly at Bai Yan and the others.

At this moment, Xin Shicai noticed Bai Yan and Xue's stunned looks.

Xin Shi thought for a while, thinking that Bai Yan didn't know about it.

"It's absolutely true at this time, Zou Xing is indeed planning to go all the way to Qin to join your Bai family!"

Xin Shi said.

"You don't have to blame yourself too much, it's all a given. From the very beginning, those people didn't want Mrs. Zou to have descendants!"

Xin Shi said with a smile, worried that Bai Yan would feel uncomfortable knowing this, after all Master Zou had saved Bai Yan's life.

Never thought.

As soon as Shen Shi finished speaking, Bai Yan and Xue Shi exchanged a glance, then hurriedly walked to Xin Shi's side, his eyes fixed on the word Zou Xing on the tombstone.

"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!!"

At this moment, Bai Yan felt his head was blank and his ears were buzzing.

How could Zou Xing be dead?Zou Xing is obviously alive and well, and now he is in Yanmen.

Mrs. Xue, together with Bai Junzhu and Bai Yingxue who looked puzzled, also slowly came to the front of the small tomb, looking at the tombstone above with a look of surprise.

"impossible!"

Xue Shi couldn't help shaking her head.

Only then did Xin Shi realize something was wrong, looking at the appearance of Bai Yan's family.

"When I was drinking last night, I told Zhong Yan that Zhong Yan was drunk at that time."

Xin Shi reminded with a smile.

But Bai Yan didn't pay attention to Xin Shi's words, but turned around and asked in a hurry.

"Brother Boshi, who buried Zou Xing?"

Bai Yan looked at Xin Shi eagerly.

At this moment, in Bai Yan's heart, there is still a glimmer of hope, that is, it is not Zou Xing who is in the tomb. After all, Bai Yan's mental ability can lead tens of thousands of soldiers, and he must have escaped the plot in the first place to make meritorious service in the battlefield.

"I buried it with my own hands! Why do you ask like this? Master Zou has kindness to my Xin family!"

Xin Shi said this, with a guilty expression on his face.

"Xin Shi is not talented, unable to avenge Lord Zou, nor protect Lord Zou's son, but after knowing that Lord Zou's son, Zou Xing, was assassinated, and watched Zou Xing grow up since he was a child, Shen Shi will naturally go to retrieve the body."

Xin Shi said, looking at Bai Yan.

In this matter, Xin Shi felt guilty, but he never concealed it. Incompetence means incompetence, but in the end he still took the risk of being hated, and spent money to find those officials himself, and personally went to retrieve Zou Xing's corpse.

"Ah! This."

"what!"

Xin Shi didn't expect that after he finished speaking, Bai Yan and Xue Shi were completely in place, opened their mouths in astonishment, and looked at each other in a daze.

Xin Shi said that he had watched Zou Xing grow up since he was a child, and he also remembered Master Zou's kindness, so he personally went to retrieve the body and bury it here.

That is to say.

The person buried in the tomb here is indeed Zou Xingwu.

If so, the boy who calls himself Zou Xing is not Zou Xing!
That boy was not Zou Xing from the very beginning! !

this moment.

Bai Yan and Xue Shi couldn't believe it, their scalps were troubled, and goose bumps appeared on their bodies.

From the beginning, all of them thought that the boy was Zou Xing.

Coming here now, it turned out that it was not at all.

"He is not!"

Bai Junzhu and Bai Yingxue also looked at a loss at this time, their beautiful eyes were full of doubts, confusion, and incomprehension.

If that boy wasn't Zou Xing.

Who is he?

Why pretend to be Zou Xing again.

Thinking of this, Bai Junzhu and Bai Yingxue looked at each other in confusion, and couldn't help but recall the image of that young man who came to Bai's for the first time in his mind.

Especially Bai Junzhu, that boy is her fiancé.

She always thought that the young man was called Zou Xing, who came from the Zou family of Qi State, and was a descendant of the Zou family!
"what happened?"

Xin Shi looked at the appearance of his friend's family at this moment, and was also a little confused.

Fortunately, Bai Yan was the first to come back to his senses, with a dazed expression on his face, but he waved his hand to indicate that it was all right.

"Suddenly remembering Master Zou's kindness, I just feel uncomfortable!"

Bai Yan casually found a reason and explained.

Right now Bai Yan didn't tell his friends that someone pretended to be Zou Xing and went to Bai's.

And at this time, even Bai Yan himself didn't know where the young man who was now commanding the Bai clan's iron cavalry in Yanmen came from and what his name was.

Looking at Zou Xing's tomb in front of him, Bai Yan knew that he should tell his father and elder brother about this matter quickly, for fear that they would not believe it if they knew it.