"I, Bai Qi, pay my respects to Your Majesty!"
After Baiqi received the news that King Qin Zhaoxiang had personally come to visit, he immediately returned to his residence and bowed to him.
"Why must Lord Wu An do this? Fan Ju's death is already over, and I have no intention of blaming Lord Wu 'an.”
When King Zhaoxiang heard Baiqi call himself a commoner, he could not help but reveal a helpless expression.
He still addressed Bai Qi as Lord Wu An. Clearly, he did not remove Lord Wu An's title just because Bai Qi had said so in the Imperial Court.
"Lord Wu 'an, don't mention this matter again.”King Zhaoxiang saw that Baiqi was about to speak and immediately stopped him.
"I heard that Lord Wu 'an built an academy in Yi?”King Zhaoxiang changed the topic, his face filled with curiosity.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Bai Qi nodded.
"This commoner is from Muyi. Now that I've returned to my hometown, I want to do something for my hometown. I hope that the children in my hometown can go to school and read, so I built that academy.”Baiqi continued.
"Perhaps it's because I'm old and have fallen leaves returning to their roots. I don't want to go anywhere now. I just want to stay in the ancestral land and enjoy my life.”Bai Qi said with a look of yearning.
"Also, Your Majesty, take back the land you gave me in Chu. I don't want to leave my hometown when I'm old.”Baiqi continued.
Baiqi was conferred the title of Lord Wu An after he conquered the capital city of Chu.
After becoming Lord Wu An, Baiqi naturally received a large piece of land, but it was in Chu.
Bai Qi had been fighting on the battlefield for the past few years, so he did not have the time to manage that fief. Moreover, that place was far away, and he was worried about letting Bai Zhong and Wei Lan go over, so he had left it there.
"Since Lord Wu 'an doesn't like that piece of land and wants to retire in the ancestral land, then I'll give Lord Wu' an another piece of land.”King Zhaoxiang understood Baiqi's homesickness and spoke.
After all, it was just a piece of land. Now that Baiqi had lost his military power, King Zhaoxiang would not fear him.
In addition, Baiqi was determined to withdraw from the royal court, which made King Zhaoxiang feel even more at ease.
Perhaps because he felt that he owed Baiqi a little, King Zhaoxiang decided to turn the city into Baiqi's fief.
Baiqi really did not want that piece of land in Chu, especially after he had conquered the capital of Chu and burned down the ancestral temple and tombs of Chu. This was equivalent to burning down the ancestral graves of other people, so the people of Chu hated Baiqi and Qin.
This was also the reason why Chu was willing to send troops to help when the State of Zhao asked for help from the State of Chu to resist the State of Qin.
However, what Baiqi did not expect was that King Zhaoxiang was actually willing to give him his fief. This was a huge surprise.
If the officials of the city were willing to listen to him, it was because of his status as Lord Wu 'an and his prestige in the Qin country.
However, if Mu Yi became his fief, it would mean that Mu Yi would become his private territory.
In the future, Baiqi would be the one to decide the taxes, appointments, and decrees of the city. In other words, he would be the one to decide the entire city, and all the taxes would fall into his pocket.
How could this not make Baiqi excited?
"Pass on my decree, change the Yi City to Wu 'an County, as Lord Wu' an's new fief. As for the original fief, take it back.”King Zhaoxiang ordered the officials beside him.
"Yes, Great King!" The accompanying official bowed and replied. Then, he began to pass the edict to all the officials in the city.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Bai Qi hurriedly bowed.
From this moment on, the name of Yi should no longer be called Wuan County. In the future, Wuan County would be Baiqi's private territory, and he would have the final say in the entire Wuan County.
Originally, Baiqi had planned to make Wuan County his base, but he did not expect King Zhaoxiang to suddenly give this place to him. This made it much easier for him to manage Wuan County in the future.
In the future, he could do whatever he wanted in Wuan County without any obstacles.
With Baiqi's modern thinking and advanced thinking, he felt that he could create a different Wuan County.
His heart was filled with anticipation for the future of Wuan County.
"May I know why Your Majesty has come this time?”Baiqi asked.
He knew that Qin Zhaoxiang King wouldn't have run over 100 kilometers to find him for no reason.
"In two days, I will hold a reward ceremony in Xianyang City to reward all the meritorious soldiers.”
"Lord Wu 'an will be remembered for his contribution this time. How can this award ceremony lack a great contributor like you?”King Zhaoxiang continued.
After Baiqi heard this, he immediately understood that King Zhaoxiang wanted to invite him to participate in the reward ceremony.
If Baiqi, the greatest contributor, was not present in such a grand ceremony, be it the citizens or soldiers of the Qin Country, they would not be convinced. They might even think that King Zhaoxiang was deliberately suppressing Baiqi.
"This subject should naturally participate in such a grand event, but this subject is ashamed to accept the reward.”Baiqi said after thinking for a moment.
King Zhaoxiang had just given him Wuan County, and he had come personally, so he was very sincere. Baiqi naturally would give him face and attend the reward ceremony to prevent the outside world from speculating that they were not on good terms.
"This time, the reward for Lord Wu 'an is well-deserved!”Seeing Baiqi agree so readily, King Zhaoxiang let out a sigh of relief.
He was really afraid that Baiqi would refuse to participate in this reward ceremony. If that happened, this grand reward ceremony would become a joke.
"Then it's decided. The reward ceremony will be held in three days. Lord Wu 'an will return to Xianyang City with me tomorrow.”King Zhaoxiang continued.
"Yes, Great King!" Baiqi bowed.
Early the next morning, Baiqi followed King Zhaoxiang back to Xianyang City.
At the same time, the news that the King of Qin had changed the city to Wu 'an County and became the fief of Lord Wu' an quickly spread throughout the city.
When all the people of Fu Yi received the news, they cheered. In their eyes, it was their greatest honor to have Fu Yi become Lord Wu 'an's fief.
Wu Anjun was not only the pride of the people of Muyi, but also the idol of all the people of Qin.
Moreover, they had seen and remembered everything that Wu Anjun had done for the city. All of them were extremely grateful to him.
Baiqi and King Zhaoxiang traveled much faster, and they arrived at Xianyang City in the evening.
The entire Xianyang City was in a joyous atmosphere. Everyone was preparing for the reward ceremony.
King Zhaoxiang returned to the palace, and Baiqi returned to his original residence in Xianyang City.
However, this mansion was already empty, and even the plaque of Lord Wu An's mansion had been taken away by Baiqi.
Although the mansion was empty, no one dared to come to the mansion and behave atrociously.
Otherwise, not to mention Lord Wu 'an, even the people of Xianyang City would not let off those who dared to behave atrociously in front of Lord Wu' an's residence.
The news that Lord Wu 'an had returned to Xianyang City quickly spread throughout the city. Many people from the imperial court came to visit him.
Baiqi might have killed Fan Ju in the Imperial Court and then announced his withdrawal from the Imperial Court.
However, Baiqi's prestige in the entire Qin Country was still very high, especially in the Qin Country's army.
Even King Zhaoxiang of Qin had personally gone to invite Baiqi. It was clear that Baiqi had not fallen out of favor because he had killed Fan Ju.
Thus, when Baiqi returned to his residence, it was once again filled with people.
However, Baiqi directly rejected the invitations from the court and chose to remain in seclusion.
Even Wang He, Sima Geng, Meng Ao, and the other generals of the Qin army who received the news all came to visit, but they were all rejected by Baiqi.
Baiqi didn't want to interact too much with these generals, lest King Zhaoxiang became suspicious.
However, the only people he saw were Bai Mang and several dozen of his personal guards. These people were all Bai Qi's trusted aides, and they had been kneeling at the door, refusing to leave, so Bai Qi had let them in.
"Great General, you're finally back!”
"Why didn't you bring us with you when you left Xianyang City? We are your personal guards! We'll follow you wherever you go?”
When Bai Mang saw Bai Qi, he knelt in front of him and hugged his thigh as he cried.
In Bai Mang's heart, Bai Qi was like a father to him. Back then, Bai Qi had abandoned them without saying a word, and it was clear how sad he was.
"Look at you. You're such a strong man. Why are you crying?”Bai Qi could not help but reprimand Bai Mang.
"But, this subordinate thought that the Great General had abandoned us and didn't want us anymore?”Bai Mang said with an aggrieved expression.
"Great General, you can't abandon us in the future.”Bai Mang added.
"Yes, Great General, you can't leave us behind!”The generals of Bai Qi's personal guards who were kneeling behind Bai Mang hurriedly spoke up.
"When did I say I was going to abandon you?”Bai Qi said helplessly.
"After this reward, you can return to my fief with me.”Baiqi continued.
Previously, he did not bring these personal guards with him because he had announced in the Imperial Court that he wanted to dismiss Lord Wu 'an's title. Now that he had even taken over the fief, he naturally would not dismiss Lord Wu' an's title. Thus, he could naturally bring these 1,000 personal guards with him.
These 1,000 personal guards were not only loyal to him, but they were also elite soldiers that could fight against 10 people at once. Naturally, Baiqi did not want to give up.
"Really?" When Bai Mang and the others heard this, their faces lit up.
"When have I ever lied to you?" Bai Qi couldn't help but lightly pat Bai Mang's head.
"No!" Bai Mang scratched his head and said honestly.
"Then we'll move into the residence to protect the Great General!”Baiqi continued to climb up.
"Yes!" Baiqi did not refuse.
After Bai Mang received Bai Qi's confirmation, he excitedly led his 1,000 personal guards to Bai Qi's residence.
Three days passed in a flash, and the reward ceremony officially began.
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