"Father, why do you say this?" Ying Zheng suppressed the horror in his heart and asked.

Lu Buwei sighed and said in a deep voice: "The old minister brought a medical officer from the palace to the Mengfu that day, and the medical officer looked at the old general's condition and checked the prescription, but the result is probably ...... I'm afraid that General Meng's time is running out, but it's a pity that Daqin is about to lose a pillar. ”

Ying Zheng was just about to ask, Daqin had lost this pillar, and Lu Buwei felt sad or happy. But when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back. If you still try it like this, once you make Lu Buwei anxious, it will not end well.

"General Meng Lao chatted with the widow alone, saying that he couldn't go to the battlefield anymore and wanted to remove his armor, but the widow agreed, what did Father Zhong think?" Ying Zheng looked at Lu Buwei's eyes and asked.

Yingzheng saw that Lü Buwei didn't know what Meng Fu had entrusted him, so he let go of his heart, so he changed the question, so he said "unloading the armor", not "handing over power".

"The old general Meng fought all his life, made many military exploits, and opened up nearly three points of territory for Daqin. He was the indispensable pillar of the country of Great Qin after Bai Qi, and he retired from it, and the loss to Great Qin was really incalculable. Lu Buwei was full of emotion, and it seemed that he really felt sorry.

Ying Zheng nodded in agreement.

Lü Buwei continued: "How can the years not be forgiving, General Meng Lao proposed to remove the armor, it is also human nature, even if he is not allowed to remove the armor, it is almost impossible to expect General Meng Lao to go into battle and conquer the city." ”

"In fact, General Meng is not without successors." Ying Zheng said, "The widow wants Meng Wuzi to inherit his father's business, what does the middle father think." ”

"That's what the old minister also means." Lü Buwei said, "It is natural for a son to inherit his father's business, not to mention, General Mengwu is not an incompetent person. ”

Ying Zheng smiled and said, "It turns out that the middle father has already planned to do this. ”

"It is necessary to plan early, if the old minister's estimate is correct, once Meng Fu dies of illness, there may be a war." Lu Buwei said.

"What the middle father said is reasonable, once the general of the DPRK and China dies of illness, the enemy country will take advantage of this to send troops to attack, either to demonstrate, or to regain the lost territory with real swords." Ying Zheng's expression became serious.

Lu Buwei nodded: "Yes, especially Han and Wei." Over the years, countless cities and lands have been lost in the hands of General Menglao, and they are not willing to be willing. ”

"Then it is even more necessary for Meng Wu to stand alone." Ying Zheng said.

"What the king said is very true." Lu Buwei nodded and said.

Seeing that Lu Buwei expressed his attitude towards the affairs of the Meng family, Yingzheng breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, in what the Meng family planned, Lü Buwei's attitude is the key, and if Lü Buwei opposes it, there is a chance that this matter will not be possible.

The first goal was achieved, Ying Zheng was secretly happy in his heart, and asked instead: "By the way, can the middle father remember the important things that the widow said a few days ago?" ”

"Oh?" Lu Buwei thought for a while and asked, "But what did the king mention, 'Jiuding'?" ”

"Hehe, exactly." Ying Zheng said, "There is another reason why the widow came secretly this time, that is, I want to see the legendary 'Huaxia Jiuding'. ”

"Jiuding is the king's Jiuding, and the king can watch it whenever he wants." Lu Buwei resolutely said, "It's just that this matter can't be known to outsiders, so the old minister will arrange it immediately, and ask the king to wait for a while." ”

After speaking, Lu Buwei walked out of the door.

It seems that Lu Buwei is quite serious about Jiuding's matter.

Ying Zheng paced in the room alone, full of curiosity: what are the legendary Jiuding like, are they really so important to the whole of China, I don't know where Lu Buwei will put Jiuding.

Ying Zheng was imagining Jiuding's appearance, and Lu Buwei walked into the house lightly, it seemed that everything was arranged in order, quite quickly.

"Jiuding was placed in the treasure pavilion by the old minister, and the idle people have been avoided, so please go with the old minister." Lu Buwei arched his hand and said.

"Then there is annoyance to the middle father. The middle father's treasure pavilion has never been to the widow, so it must be a rare treasure. Ying Zheng teased with a smile.

"The king made fun of the old ministers, they are all antiques, calligraphy and paintings, not worth mentioning." Lü Buwei made a gesture of invitation, and accompanied Yingzheng to go out together.

There were two people waiting at the door, Ying Zheng recognized, one was called Lu Wen and the other was Lu Wu. The names are all given by Lü Buwei, and he is a person who Lü Buwei knows very well, which is equivalent to Lü Buwei's godson, but Lü Buwei is Yingzheng's middle father, so naturally he can't accept anyone else as his godson, so the two have no name, and they are nominally the housekeepers of Lü Mansion.

The two saluted Ying Zheng, and Ying Zheng also nodded to them.

Lu Wen and Lu Wu led the way in front, and Yingzheng and Lü Buwei followed behind.

The third watch also had to follow, and Yingzheng asked him to wait in place, after all, it is always not good to enter the treasure pavilion of someone else's house casually, not to mention that this is still the Prime Minister's Mansion.

There was no one to see along the way, and the four of them walked through a small garden and came to a lake. The Treasure Pavilion is built on the edge of the lake and is quite standard.

The lake is not only beautiful, but more importantly, the treasure pavilion is built near the water, so that in the event of a fire, it can be rescued in time.

The shape of the Treasure Pavilion is more like a two-story tower. In front of the door, all around, including the corridor and roof on the second floor, are guarded, and there are many masters.

Seeing Lü Buwei coming, the guards opened the gate one after another, and after the leader stepped forward to salute, he opened the gate.

Lü Buwei ordered the leader of the guards to wait in place and not to enter, and then led Yingzheng and the others into the Treasure Pavilion.

Facing the door is a screen made of stone, more than one person high, is made of several stone slabs butt butt, carved with some patterns, and the joints are polished very finely. Obviously, I don't want people to see the inside of the house from the door.

Turning the screen, my eyes suddenly opened up.

On every wall, there are basically hanging books, silk, and silk. Most of them have yellowed color, or even broken or damaged.

Most of the books are poems and songs, while the silk and thin are mostly calligraphy and paintings.

Presumably, these are the handwritings of celebrities, which seem to be available in any era, and are highly collectible.

Lu Buwei kept walking forward without saying a word, as if he didn't want to introduce anything to Ying Zheng, and Ying Zheng didn't care about this, his mind was on Jiuding, so he didn't ask much.

Passed through the hall and into the corridor, flanked by several rooms, but the doors were locked. The doors are all stone doors, and the locks are also made of cast iron. Needless to ask, Lü Buwei's family is all in these rooms, which is a veritable small treasury.

At the end of the corridor is a secret room. Lü Buwei unlocked the door, went in first, and lit the oil lamp for lighting.

Seeing that there was light in the secret room, Ying Zheng followed into the secret room.

Lu Wen and Lu Wu did not go in, but stayed outside.

The room was dimly lit, but it was clear that it was more like a study than a secret room.

In the middle of the secret room is a set of tables and chairs, which looks very elegant. There are also bookshelves on both sides, with a lot of books and slips, and a wooden couch behind that can be rested. But Ying Zheng understands that these are just pretenses, and there should be secret rooms in the secret room.

Sure enough, Lü Buwei used the key to open the drawer under the desk and found an iron object in the shape of a wrench.

Then I saw him come to the wooden couch, lift up the straw mat, pull out a plank, and use the "wrench" he took out, diagonally inserted it into a groove, broke it upward, and twisted it half a circle hard.

Click, click, squeak......

On the innermost floor of the chamber, a stone slab was opened, revealing a secret passage.

"Your Majesty, this is it, go in with the old minister." With an oil lamp in his hand, Lü Buwei took the lead and walked down to guide the way.

Ying Zheng took a deep breath and followed him into the tunnel.

A cool breeze hit his face, Ying Zheng shivered slightly, and his mood was quite complicated.

The first time anyone enters a strange and complex environment that they don't understand, there will be some fear in their hearts, not to mention that he is the monarch of a country, and his vigilance is already higher than ordinary people. Besides, it was Lu Buwei who brought him in, if Lu Buwei had a bad heart, he didn't even have a helper by his side, and he couldn't help but regret it a little while being jealous.

But as a young person, that desire for knowledge and curiosity is engraved in my bones. was about to meet the legendary Jiuding, which made him full of expectations, and he couldn't help but speed up his pace.

Ying Zheng was thinking about it, only to hear Lu Buwei say: "Your Majesty, we have arrived." ”

Ying Zheng looked up, the light was very weak, but faintly, he could see a few big dings placed upright not far in front of him, and he suddenly felt excited, and he was still a little nervous in his heart.

Lü Buwei asked Yingzheng not to move for the time being, and he walked around the secret room, lit the oil lamp for lighting the secret room in turn, and checked it by the way to see if there was anything different. After returning to the original place, he led Yingzheng to the nine dings.

The light was much brighter, but only a few big tripods in front could be seen, and the ones behind were blocked.

I saw a few tripods in front of them, the shapes were different, the tripod body was round and square, and then the same was true for the tripods. The height and size of each podge also varies, with the tall ones being two heads taller than a human being and the short ones being one head shorter than an adult.

The color of each tripod is also different, there are gray, gray in silver, patina, gray-green, and different.

Ying Zheng walked to the nearest Ding and took a closer look.

This tripod is gray, and a little white, the tripod body is round, the three feet are also round, the feet are short, and the tripod body is relatively deep. There are two tripod lugs on it, which are also rounded. The outer side of the body and feet are relatively smooth, and there are various stripes carved like strange characters, and there are various strange patterns in some places.

Ying Zheng stroked the stripes on Ding's body with his hand, and his eyes carefully observed the patterns and symbols, he was very curious, but he couldn't understand what it represented.

After moving a few steps horizontally, Ying Zheng came to the side of another tripod, which is blue-green, as if it was cast in bronze, the body of the tripod is square, but the foot of the tripod is round, the ears of the tripod are also arc-shaped, and the outside is also engraved with stripes and patterns, which are somewhat similar to the symbols on the first tripod, but the order of the arrangement is completely different.

Lü Buwei just watched from the sidelines and did not disturb Yingzheng.

Ying Zheng looked at the third and fourth ......

In half an hour, Ying Zhengcai finished observing Jiuding one by one.

The body, feet, lugs, square, or round of each tripod, but the combination is different, and there is no similarity.

The outside of each tripod is engraved with symbols, patterns, strange and strange, and the order of arrangement is also different.

The color of each tripod is also different, but I don't know whether it is the reason for the different materials used to make the tripod, or the reason for the process method, or the reason for the different ages.

These are the initial impressions that Ying Zheng drew in his heart after observing the nine big tripods.

"Middle Father." Yingzheng walked towards Lu Buwei, "This Jiuding is really unusual, I don't know what the middle father thinks?" ”

Lu Buwei bowed his head and said solemnly: "Back to the king, the old man thinks that this Jiuding is a heavenly thing, and I am afraid it is not from the hands of secular mortals. ”

Ying Zheng was stunned.