Chapter 48: The Xianyang Capital City is looking for a craftsman

There is nothing to do in the court so far, but the matter of the pit has always made Lu Yan linger, if he talks about the life and death mausoleum directly in the palace, the king of Qin will definitely be unhappy, although Lu Yan cherishes the people, but he must also learn to save them in the case of saving his life, as long as he is alive, he will have the opportunity to save more people. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info

Zhang Cangwu went to the court, and saw that Lu Yan was still sitting in the study, and he couldn't help but feel a little worried, Lu Yan had followed Zhang Cang for three years, and he had already surpassed the emotions of master and apprentice, and it was not too much to say that it was the relationship between father and son.

"Ziyu, did you go to Wangyi Palace today?" Zhang Cang walked into the study and said very casually.

Lu Yan immediately got up and asked Zhang Cang to sit down, "I went, made a few playthings, and came back, Hu Hai Gongzi is greedy for fun and doesn't learn strategy at all, so it's convenient for me to teach." Lu Yan said a little tiredly.

"Since you came back from the Imperial Tomb, there seems to be something boring in your heart, you might as well talk about it, maybe the teacher can help you solve it." Zhang Cang said slowly.

In front of his master, Lu Yan didn't want to hide it, so he immediately told all the things in his heart, especially the matter of burying slaves alive in the pit.

"Didn't you settle this matter some time ago? Why is this happening? Zhang Cang asked a little puzzled.

"The master doesn't know, the last time the slaves were used to sacrifice the ancestors, this time it is different, they all have to change into soldiers' clothes, and then carry out the burial, which is completely for the king." Lu Yan said with some concern.

Zhang Cang frowned slightly, "This kind of thing must not be said to Wang Shangzhi, if you want to solve this matter, you must find something that can replace the living." ”

Lu Yan was a little surprised, could it be that Zhang Cang already knew about the Terracotta Army, "What does the master think?" Lu Yan asked very respectfully, the master in front of him was like a different person.

"Nowadays, there are only terracotta figurines that can be better than living people, but there is no way to show the king this kind of thing, and the king will be furious if he is not careful." Zhang Cang said with some concern.

Lu Yan also didn't expect that his master even thought of the problem of terracotta figurines, "As long as you can make mighty terracotta figurines, it shows that the king and I have my own way." Lu Yan said confidently.

"This is not a problem, tomorrow I will send someone to the alley to search, I already knew that someone would know this skill, but I forgot who it was, but I can definitely find a master in this area in Xianyang." Zhang Cang said seriously.

Lu Yan immediately stood up and saluted, "I'll leave this matter to the master." Zhang Cang just waved his hand, it was originally his duty to help his apprentices.

After the matter was discussed, Zhang Cang secretly visited the places of the lanes, and sure enough, someone cast ceramics at the north gate of Xianyang, and Zhang Cang went to visit it in person after going down to the court.

The ceramics made by that man were just hard clay pots roasted with fire, but they were unusually hard, and if they were colored, they were completely ornaments, and he was only over fifty years old, and he was considered a master.

Because his family was not very wealthy, he set up a stall in Xianyang, specializing in selling some homemade pots and pans, which could be regarded as being able to support his family.

"Lord Yushi, it's the one in front." The soldier next to him pointed to the somewhat simple tent in front of Zhang Cang, and Zhang Cang walked in the direction.

The old man who was making the clay pot immediately walked out, thinking that he had made some mistake, and immediately knelt in front of Zhang Cang.

"The villain came to visit the adult, and I don't know why he came to visit?" The old man said respectfully.

Zhang Cang immediately helped him up, "Old man, what is your name, and how long have you been operating here?" Zhang Cang asked very kindly, and the old man saw that Zhang was so easy-going, and his heart was also a lot calmer.

"The villain's name is Su Zi, when he is old, he is called Su Lao, there is no name, he has been operating the pottery process here for more than ten years, and he can barely support his family." Su Lao said slowly.

Zhang Cang nodded, "Elder Su, you don't have to be so busy from today onwards, how about working in my mansion in the future?" ”

"The villain can't ask for it." Su Lao kowtowed to Zhang Cang again, the two of them said a few polite words, and Zhang Cang took Su Lao back to the house, because only one son in the Su family's family could already live, so Zhang Cang just took Su Lao alone.

In Zhang Cang's opinion, this person is far from enough, and it is only possible to find some painters to be perfect, after all, Su Lao can only burn pottery, and he doesn't know anything about some basic painters.

If you look more powerful than the living, you must forge it carefully, otherwise it will be difficult to win the love of the king, if you scare Yingzheng, don't say it, wait for death at home.

Fortunately, Xianyang was also a metropolis at that time, and it was very simple to find a few painters at random, Zhang Cang was more respectful to everyone, and he was invited to the house after just saying a few words.

Zhang Cang, as a doctor of imperial history, is not a problem to raise a few more people in the house, plus some carpenters invited by Lu Yan before, he can make some carriages, but most of the energy is to develop ancient crossbows.

All day, Zhang Cang sat in a sedan chair and played most of Xianyang, and there were two potters at the same time, compared to Su Lao, the later one was obviously much younger, but it was still okay to help Su Lao.

Lu Yan was also anxious waiting at the house, although he saw that people were returning to the house one after another, but they were all old men, and there was no trace of the master at all, how not to make Lu Yan feel upset.

Seeing that it was already waning and the temperature dropped suddenly, Lu Yan had to shrink into the house, and then Zhang Cang came back from the alley and changed into his regular clothes.

Without waiting for him to come to see Lu Yan, Lu Yan went to see Zhang Cang in person, and Zhang Cang was not idle at this time, but buried his head on the wooden table as if he was drawing something.

However, it was not a bamboo slip below, but a very soft cloth, Lu Yan didn't bother, just walked over gently, and saw Zhang Cang seriously depicting the majestic soldiers.

"Master, what are you?" Lu Yan said in a low voice.

Zhang Cang also raised his head suddenly, "Oh, it turned out to be Ziyu, today the master has invited all the craftsmen, by the way, draw a pair of terracotta warriors, let them make it tomorrow, by the way, you can also go and see it at night, in the deserted courtyard behind the house." Zhang Cang said slowly.

At this moment, Lu Yan felt that Zhang Cang seemed to have crossed over, as if everything was clear, "The master has worked hard, please accept the apprentice's worship." Lu Yan said with some excitement.

"Why is Ziyu like this, you and I are masters and apprentices, and there is no need to be polite, and these things are also what the master should do." Zhang Cang stopped the pen in his hand and hurriedly helped Lu Yan up.

Although the weather is cold, making terracotta figurines does not require much trouble, as long as the cave is covered, it can be made at any time, and it does not take much time for connoisseurs.