Chapter 201: Suspected old friend

Logically speaking, the First Emperor summoned Qin Qing not once or twice, and there was nothing special at all.

But for some reason, Liu Kan always felt a little uneasy. But he also knew that the First Emperor could not be detrimental to Qin Qing.

So after asking casually, he did not expect Qin Man to answer.

But unexpectedly, Qin Man answered seriously, "Before grandmother set off, I knew about it. Your Majesty invited her to go for the Mausoleum of Mount Li. You also know that the Mausoleum of Mount Li was a grandmaster designed by my grandmother. Now that the project has reached the critical point, it is normal for Your Majesty to ask your grandmother to discuss. In fact, since two years ago, Your Majesty has often summoned her grandmother to Xianyang."

The Mausoleum of Mount Li is also known as the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang in later generations.

Liu Kan really didn't expect that Qin Qing was actually the designer of Qin Shihuang's Mausoleum. It can be seen that Emperor Qin Qing really trusted Qin Qing to the extreme. Otherwise, this major event in the Mausoleum might have caused an outsider to intervene? However, what does "the project has reached the critical point" mean?

Liu Kan can't ask anymore!

Of course, I believe that even if he asked, Qin Man might not be able to understand it.

Just when he thought of Qin Qing's departure and didn't know how long it would take to delay, Liu Kan couldn't help feeling a little anxious.

"By the way, you wrote a letter a few days ago to ask me to purchase the booklets...I have arranged it. These days, we have collected more than 37,000 booklets. I don't know what you want these booklets to do, so I asked someone to store them all in the warehouse in Jiangyang County. If you need it, you can send them back to the warehouse at any time... Just be careful, the government has investigated this very strictly now.

It is safe to keep it in the warehouse for the time being.

Although the government knew that I was collecting books, it was not too difficult, so it turned a blind eye. But if it was found out on the road, it would definitely be burned... In my opinion, let Shen Shiqi and the others temporarily preserve it, and try to transport it away after the news of the storm."

Liu Kan nodded in agreement.

Jiangzhou is built against the mountains and is a mountain city.

The population is 12,000,000, and the population is about 60,000...

The Qin Family Manor is located 30 miles outside Jiangzhou City, and its area is even less than that of Jiangzhou City. The entire manor has more than 20,000 people. Among them, there are nearly 10,000 guards, thousands of craftsmen, and many diners, just like a small city.

There are fences and gables, and there are more than a dozen watchtowers.

There are workshops and warehouses inside, producing all kinds of items.

While listening to Qin Man's introduction, Liu Kan observed the buildings in the farm. She couldn't help but nodded secretly and said to herself: I am really the most powerful man in the southwest! If it were in the Central Plains, with the size of the Qin family manor, it would definitely be regarded as a rebellion by the imperial government.

That is Qin Qing!

Liu Kan is really curious now: What kind of relationship is there between Qin Qing and Ying Qin?

If he was just an ordinary hero, how could the First Emperor tolerate it so much?

"My ancestor was originally a Ba people. There was no surname and the surname Ba. This Qin surname was given to his grandmother after His Majesty took power. Before that, many people called their grandmother "Ba Qing". But now, I am afraid that many people can no longer remember the surname "Ba"."

"You... are descendants of the Ba royal family?"

Liu Kan suddenly had an idea and couldn't help asking softly.

In this era, surnames are separated, not one. For example, Emperor Qin was named Zheng, with the surname Ying clan. According to this habit, Qin Man should be named Ba Man. This clan is very particular, representing the inheritance of the family and cannot be owned by ordinary people.

It seems that if Liu Kan is based on the life experience that Ren Xiao has set for him, he should have the surname Liu's name Kan.

In short, it is not enough to have the name of "Clan" unless descendants of the king. For example, Liu Bang is a very typical case of having a surname but not a clan.

Qin Man smiled slightly, "You are smart. To be precise, my ancestors were indeed the royal family of Ba, but that was a long time ago. The royal family of Ba has been changing for hundreds of years... Speaking of which, the royal family of Ba that Qin destroyed was the traitor who seized the throne of my ancestors. Hehe, this is quite complicated. To put it simply, the King of Qin helped us avenge the hatred of destroying the country.

By my grandmother's generation, I had no interest in reviving the country of Ba.

However, since we are descendants of the royal family, His Majesty also treats us differently and favors us..."

Did Emperor Qin really favor the Qin family just because of this reason? Liu Kan was very suspicious. He believed that there must be a closer relationship between Qin Qing and Emperor Qin. However, looking at Qin Man's appearance, I'm afraid I wouldn't know. If you want to understand the mystery of this, you have to wait for Qin Qing to come back. I don't know how long it will take... As the New Year is approaching, I hope it won't take too long.

The carriage stopped in front of a row of buildings.

Qin Man pointed to the house and whispered: "Akan, let's live here with your people. I will order someone to set up a banquet in the evening, and I will introduce you to the rest of my family. The water is bumpy all the way, and I guess you are tired. Take a break and you will say something back."

"That's good, too!"

After Qin Man arranged the residences of Liu Kan and others, he said goodbye and left first.

As the quasi-heir of the Qin family, when Qin Qing was away, most of the family affairs were managed by Qin Man.

Liu Kan sat in the house and looked at the room. The decoration was not luxurious, but it was elegant and noble. Against the wall, there was a row of bookshelves with rolls of wooden slips placed on it. Liu Kan walked over, picked up a roll of wooden slips, and opened it casually, but it was a volume of "Lüshi Chunqiu".

After glanced at it, Liu Kan put the Shujian back to its original place and turned around and walked out of the room.

"Prince, is there anything wrong?"

A middle-aged man who looked like a housekeeper came forward and bowed and said, "My name is Bawen. I am the manager sent by Miss Sun to serve the chief lieutenant. If you have any needs, just give me the order. Miss Sun has ordered that no matter what the chief lieutenant has, it must be satisfied."

At this time, it was noon.

The winter rain is still drizzling, and the raindrops are like fog, covering the manor.

"I want to go around, can the Pakistani governor lead the way?"

"This is the honor of the villain!"

Ba Wenben wanted to arrange a light car, but was rejected by Liu Kan. He called Kuai Che, took more than a dozen personal soldiers, and walked in the countryside.

"How far is it from Jiangzhou to Jiangyang?"

Bawen quickly replied: "It's not too far to say, but the road is difficult to walk, and it takes five or six days to travel."

It will take so long!

Qin Qing went to Xianyang for less than ten days and half a month, so he would never want to come back. Since that's the case, why not go to Jiangyang tomorrow? After careful calculation, I have a day to see Cao Wushang and Shen Shiqi. It's good to have a walk to see the situation of the restaurant.

"Old Kuai, I'll talk to Miss Man tomorrow, how about we go to Jiangyang?"

Kuai Che nodded and said, "It depends on the command of the commander!"

At this moment, several people appeared in the corridor directly in front of them. Although the distance was not too far, due to the rain and fog, they could not see clearly. Several people walked by talking and laughing, and soon disappeared at the turn. Liu Kan did not pay much attention to these people at first. However, when his eyes accidentally swept through a person's back, he couldn't help but be slightly stunned and subconsciously stopped.

That back seems familiar!

When Ba Wen saw Liu Kan stopping, he asked in surprise: "Prince, what's wrong?"

"oh!"

Liu Kan came to his senses, "It's nothing, I'm just thinking about how to say something to Miss Man... By the way, those people just now seem to be not from here for their outfits."

Bawen nodded, "The lieutenant is talking about the people who have just passed by. Haha, they are the second master's disciples, and most of them are not locals."

"Second Master?"

Liu Kan glanced at Nabawen in surprise.

Ba Wen quickly explained: "The head of the family has four men and two women. The eldest master, who is the father of Miss Sun, passed away about ten years ago. The second master is Zhi, who is responsible for the business of Baishui and Jiangshui. From Langzhong to Jiangzhou, from Jiangzhou to Lujiang... All the business that needs to be passed through water is the second master. The second master is also very generous, so he has raised many guests."

Liu Kan only knows the Qin family and Qin Man.

Firstly, it was because Lou Cang was far away from Bashu; secondly, Liu Kan's earlier status was not enough to understand the affairs of the Qin family. Even Cheng Miao, who had worked as a prison guard in Qunin, had only heard of Qin Qing's name. But he was not very familiar with the Qin family.

It sounds like the Qin family still seems to be complicated?

Liu Kan couldn't help but turn his head and glance at Kuai Che. Kuai Che immediately understood what he meant, walked up to him and started talking to Ba Wen in a low voice.

Liu Kan is Qin Qing’s guest, while Ba Wen is just an ordinary manager, so he is not easy to say something.

But Kuai Che is different...

On the surface, he has a similar identity to Ba Wen, so he is easy to talk to. In addition, Kuai Chesheng's fair tongue can easily find out what Liu Kan wants to know from Ba Wen. Therefore, Liu Kan no longer asked, but just quietly enjoyed the graceful scenery in the rain.

The Qin family has four men and two women. The eldest son Qin Qu, the father of Qin Man, died of illness in his early years. The eldest daughter Qin Lan married to Jucheng Kingdom and had not returned to Ba County for more than ten years. Jucheng, located south of Yelang Kingdom, among the vast mountains of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, is a vassal state of the Qin Dynasty. As for why Qin Qing married his daughter to such a remote place in Jucheng Kingdom, no one knows the reason.

The second son Qin Zhi is the second master mentioned by Ba Wen.

The third son Qin Meng and the fourth son Qin Ji now live in Langzhong and have started a family and a career. The youngest daughter Qin Bai married into Guanzhong eleven years ago and is not in Ba County now. Speaking of which, Qin Qing gave birth to four boys and two girls, and now only Qin Zhi lives with Qin Qing.

"Prince, why did you have that expression at noon?"

After returning to his residence, Kuai Che couldn't help asking in a low voice: "Why did you ask me to ask about the situation of the Bawen Qin family?"

Liu Kan sat on the couch, rubbing her index finger and thumb gently.

"At noon, I saw someone!"

"Is it just those diners of Qin Zhi?"

Liu Kan nodded, "I think there is one of the people who looks very familiar, as if they are an acquaintance of you and me. I don't know if he has seen me, but I think he should have seen me, so he deliberately walked at the end at the corner of the corridor."

"acquaintance?"

Kuai Che was stunned and couldn't help asking, "Who is it?"

Liu Kanze stood up, walked to the door, and looked at both sides. After confirming that there was no one, he closed the door and sat down in front of Kuai Che.

"Old Tang!"

Liu Kan whispered: "Although there is rain and fog blocking it, and there is still a distance. But I can still recognize that the person is Tang Li."
Chapter completed!