Bai Yan was handing over the affairs of Gaonu City to Chai, and because of Chai's instructions, Peck quickly brought an old man to the study.
"General, the people are here!"
Bai Yan and Chai were talking when they heard the sound of pecking and looked up.
However, when Bai Yan saw the so-called 'old man' clearly and saw the old man's appearance, Bai Yan froze on the spot and couldn't believe his eyes.
Bai Yan's appearance made Chai and Pei full of curiosity. Apparently, the two of them also realized that, as the old man said, the general and the old man were indeed old acquaintances.
"I knew it was you!"
With a helpless sigh, the old man wearing shabby cloth and messy hair looked at Bai Yan and said.
There had been countless speculations, but when he saw it with his own eyes, the old man still couldn't help but look melancholy.
Recalling that on the road to Qi State, the young man would rather get his clothes wet and go down to the river to help him pick up the wine flask. What happened next showed how kind-hearted the young man was.
At that time, he had a hunch that this young man would be successful.
But unfortunately, the young man was still unwilling to accept him as his teacher and left with him.
Now looking at the crown on the young man's head, the old man was really filled with emotion.
"Why is the old gentleman here?"
Bai Yan came back to his senses and asked curiously.
At this moment, Bai Yan really couldn't laugh or cry in his heart. When he was conquering Korea, what he thought about day and night was this old man whom he had met once.
He even secretly vowed in his heart that even if the world were unified, he would search the world to find this old man.
I never thought that the old man would appear here now.
Bai Yan finally realized what it meant to find nothing without breaking through the iron shoes. It took no effort to get it, and this old man actually brought it to his door by himself!
Think of this.
"Master Xu, ask the maid to prepare two tables of wine and food. Be sure to use the best wine and the best meat."
Bai Yan quickly put down the bamboo slips, turned to Master Xu, and then stepped forward to the old man.
"Yan, meet the old gentleman!"
Bai Yan raised his hands excitedly and bowed his hands to the old man in a serious manner, even bending down.
With Bai Yan's gesture, it can be said that apart from the current Qin King Ying Zheng, the old man is the second person to receive this courtesy.
Therefore, Chai, Pei, and Ye were all startled. Even Master Xu, who was about to leave, also looked at this scene with a surprised look on his face.
In the eyes of the four of them, this was the first time that the general had treated someone so seriously, and his attitude was unprecedented.
This old man, no, what is the origin of this old gentleman???
All four people looked at the old man, looking at the old man's shabby clothes and messy hair with confusion.
Master Xu came to his senses.
For the general to treat him like this, the old man obviously had a good background, so she left quickly without daring to delay.
In the study room.
In fact, the old man looked at Bai Yan with a confused expression, a little confused.
What's happening here?
When he was in Qi State, this boy looked like an old man and looked very familiar. How come he came to Qin State? After becoming a general, this boy suddenly changed his temper and took himself so seriously.
Identity exposed?
Impossible! If his identity were exposed, based on the attitude of the boy in front of him, he would have worshiped him as his disciple.
"Boy, there's no need to be so polite!"
The old man frowned and looked at Bai Yan, who was smiling in front of him, with a strange look on his face. For some reason, he had a bad premonition.
But at the moment, I can only suppress the doubts in my heart and not think about the bad premonition. After all, looking back at the beginning, he didn't seem to be exposed in any way.
"Old sir, sit down!"
Bai Yan chuckled and motioned to the old gentleman to take a seat at the wooden table by the far window.
When the old man saw this, he thought about it, turned around and walked over without hesitation.
For the old man, he stayed here and waited for so long just to persuade the young man. It is useless to think too much at the moment. It is better to take one step at a time.
"Industry."
When Bai Yan saw the old man passing by, he suppressed the excitement in his heart and did not rush over. Instead, he said softly to Ye: "Go and prepare a room next to my room."
For Bai Yan, since the old man appeared here.
Then this time, don’t even think about leaving!
"promise!"
Ye bowed his hands in response, turned around and left.
Watching Ye leave, Bai Yan asked Chai and Peck to leave first.
After Chai and the others all left, Bai Yanfang picked up a still warm teapot from the wooden table, turned and walked to the wooden table by the window, looked at the old man opposite the wooden table, and slowly knelt down and sat down.
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"The last time we had a quick farewell, I have never forgotten it to this day. I wonder when did the old gentleman come to Gao Nu?"
After Bai Yan knelt down and poured tea for the old gentleman, he asked with a smile.
The old man's brows had been furrowed from just now until now, and his eyes looked at the young man in front of him from time to time, full of doubts.
"Boy, why are you so weird today? When you first treated me, you were not so polite!"
The old man asked.
If the old man just felt something was wrong at the beginning, then this kid had asked someone to prepare a room for him just now, which gave him some bad premonitions.
And why is this kid so weird now!
"Back then, the boy was ignorant and didn't realize that the old gentleman was a great leader, so he often spoke in a frivolous and disrespectful way. Don't be offended by the old gentleman!"
When Bai Yan heard the old man's words, he smiled sheepishly.
In this matter, Bai Yan did not hide anything. Judging from his previous contacts with the old man, the old man stayed and waited for him to come back. He definitely did not want to serve the Qin State. He should have left after seeing him.
And Bai Yan would never let the old man leave again.
If there is no need to hide it.
"Um?"
When the old man heard Bai Yan's words, his eyes widened and he looked at Bai Yan with confusion: "Boy, what do you mean by this?"
It was only then that the old man was really panicking.
Because of the words of the young man in front of him just now, it was obvious that he knew his identity.
If this is the case.
This kid wouldn't really hold him down here!
"Boy, do you know who I am?"
The old man asked, holding back the panic in his heart and staring at Bai Yan.
Bai Yan nodded after hearing this.
In the study room.
Following Bai Yan's nod, everything immediately became quiet, and a breeze blew outside the window.
Bai Yan poured himself a cup of tea, then picked it up and took a sip with an expressionless expression. The bitter taste in his mouth quickly dissipated, and a touch of sweetness emerged.
"Boy, tell me who I am!"
The old man suddenly spoke, breaking the silence in the study.
Bai Yan, who was originally expressionless, couldn't help laughing immediately after hearing the old man's words, and looked at the old man with some embarrassment.
With such great ability, this old man is obviously not an ordinary person, but Bai Yan really doesn't know what this old man's name is, let alone his deeds.
Huang Shi Gong was nothing more than a yellow stone in later generations, and the name Huang Shi Gong was not the old man’s real name.
I wanted to deceive the old man, but he obviously wasn't fooled, or in other words, the old man didn't believe him at all when he saw that he couldn't say anything.
When he was in Qi State, the old man said that if he knew his name, he would be in trouble. Perhaps this was the biggest flaw in his words.
"Okay, old gentleman, I admit that I don't know the old gentleman's name!"
Bai Yan said softly, picked up the teapot and poured it for the old man again.
Across the wooden table, the old man heard Bai Yan's words, and it was only then that he breathed a sigh of relief.
It turned out that this kid, like before, didn't know his name.
Then, the old man looked at Bai Yan angrily with his old face full of wrinkles.
It seemed that he was angry that Bai Yan had many evil ideas and wanted to deceive him, or perhaps he was angry that Bai Yan was so frightened.
"Boy, let's not talk about my affairs. I came here today to ask, should I call you Qi Yan? Or Bai Yan?"
Now that he knew that this kid didn't know him, the old man was completely relieved and changed the subject to Bai Yan.
For him, as long as this kid didn't know him, he was safe, so it was more important to get down to business.
After Bai Yan poured the tea, he put down the teapot and looked at the old man.
"Old sir, just call me Bai Yan!"
Bai Yan said calmly.
One sentence, a direct statement of position, also told the old man that he had already guessed the old man's purpose.
"Bai Yan!"
The old man sighed, closed his eyes, and murmured the name several times: "Back then, you kid, you told me that when you entered Qin, all you wanted was that you bet on Qin and win over the six countries!"
The old man opened his eyes, looked at Bai Yan, and then looked at Jue Bian above Bai Yan's head.
Qin State, Chief Zuo!
"Now that you have made such great achievements, why not serve your motherland and seek a reputation that will last through the ages?"
The old man looked at Bai Yan and said, perhaps because he was worried that the temptation was not enough, he thought for a while: "If you have married into the Bai family, there is no need to bear it. There are countless women in the world. I can guarantee you today that as long as you return to Qi, I will
Go to Tian Mansion in person!"
After the old man finished speaking, he looked at Bai Yan seriously, his eyes full of seriousness.
The old man asked himself.
This is enough to make everyone excited.
After all, the young man in front of me was worried that he would not be able to gain credit or stand out in Qi State.
But the young man Gao Nu's previous actions, plus Gao Nu's battle, earned him quite a reputation.
Under such circumstances, as long as the young man returns to Qi State, he will definitely get the position of minister.
With the title of minister, he also promised to go to Tian Mansion to propose marriage for him, and he also had a beautiful woman. This move would also make him famous far and wide. If he could make an immortal contribution to Qi in the future, this young man would surely be passed down through the ages.
In this way, you have both merit and fame!
"The old gentleman's kindness is appreciated by Bai Yan."
When Bai Yan heard what the old man said, to be honest, if it were someone else, he might really be moved.
But Bai Yan knew better what would happen if he chose that way. Qi Wangjian was not a foolish king, but he was definitely not a wise king. Bai Yan had never forgotten how Jin Gong's family died.
It is best to stay in the Qin Kingdom and wait until the world is unified before going back.
Bai Yan's conversation made the old man across from the wooden table stare straight and frown.
"You kid is determined to stay in Qin!"
The old man said softly, he really didn't know what was so good about the Qin State and why this young man was so stubborn under such harsh Qin laws.
Do you think this is not enough?
The old man was about to continue persuading him, but after taking a sip of tea and putting down his teacup, he saw Bai Yan looking at him with a smile across the wooden table.
"Old sir, actually, I not only want to stay in the Qin country by myself, but I also want to invite the old man to stay in the Qin country together!"
Bai Yan said with a smile.
With one sentence, the old man, who was not prepared at all, suddenly looked at Bai Yan.