After another two days, the five hundred flying crossbows had been prepared, and Yingzheng sent people to send them to the Chu State.

Xiang Yan did not delay, and proposed to go to Yingcheng with Changping Jun to recruit mountain bandits.

Yingzheng sent Li Xin to walk with them, after all, Li Xin was the Taishou of Yingcheng, and this belonged to him.

Ying Zheng accompanied Nansu and sent Xiang Yan and others to ten miles away from the city gate, and then said goodbye.

On the way back to the palace, Ying Zheng and Li Si walked side by side.

"Sir, is there any fuss about the mountain bandits in Yingcheng this time?" Ying Zheng asked in a low voice.

Li Si also said in the same low voice: "If it is only from the matter itself, the king has indeed spent more thought and price, but Weichen feels that the king should want to send a signal to the Chu State." ”

"Not bad." Ying Zheng laughed in a low voice, "This is the true purpose of the widow, after all, the state of Chu is a strong country, and it has an extremely long border with Great Qin, and the ancient capital was lost to my Great Qin, so the relationship with Great Qin is not delicate." ”

"Therefore, the king wants to let the king of Chu understand that Great Qin wants to be friendly with the Chu State for generations and will not fight again." Lees said.

"In this way, even if it costs something, it will definitely be worth it." Ying Zheng said, "What's more, the establishment of this Western Chu army may not be useless. ”

"Will the king trust this Western Chu army?" Li Si asked lightly.

Ying Zheng looked at Li Si and said, "Even if the widow can trust the Chu people, he can't trust the mountain bandits. However, the widow can trust Changpingjun. ”

Li Si was silent for a moment before he said: "Weichen has a plan, which can not only properly deal with the Western Chu army, but also test whether Changping Jun is loyal to the king. ”

"Sir, please." Ying Zheng's eyes were full of expectation.

Li Si lowered his voice and said, "Do you remember that day, when we mentioned Chang Yu?" ”

"Yes." Ying Zheng's expression was a little strange, because as soon as Li Si talked about strategy, he would ask him a lot of questions.

"If one day, Chang Yu really rebelled, what would the king do?" Lees asked again.

"Of course the widow will send troops to kill him." Ying Zheng's tone was slightly angry.

"And who will the king send?" Lees then asked.

A glimmer of light flashed in Ying Zheng's eyes, and he asked rhetorically: "What does Mr. mean, is it to send Changping Jun to take the Western Chu army?" ”

"Not bad." Li Si said, "If this is the case, it will reduce the number of casualties among the officers and soldiers in the army, and it can also verify whether Changping Jun really obeys the king's orders." ”

Ying Zheng nodded and said, "In this way, the troubles of the two henchmen will end together." It's just that this plan of killing two birds with one stone is a bit vicious, will the Chu State turn its face because of this? ”

Li Si shook his head and said: "This time, recruiting the Western Chu Army is Xiang Yan's private act, and it has nothing to do with the Chu State, and at that time, the king can give Changping Jun and the Western Chu Army some more rewards." ”

"But what if Chang Yu is stronger than he thinks?" Ying Zheng worried.

"As long as the king is well prepared, there must be no big problem." Li Si said, "And if the future Western Chu army really fights with the rebels, it must also be a sacrifice for the king, who can say anything." ”

Ying Zheng nodded and said: "And if Changping Jun does not send troops to quell the rebellion, it means that he is disloyal to the widow, and he can be punished." ”

"Exactly." Li Si smiled and said.

When I encountered problems before, Yingzheng was listening to Li Si. And now, Yingzheng can follow Li Si's ideas and analyze them together.

Yingzheng

I also feel very good, it turns out that it is so hearty to analyze the problem in detail.

"Your Majesty, now that the matter of the mountain bandits has been decided, the next focus is to make 'my device' and paint, and the colored paint has been developed, and you have to go to the fourth layer of the Tomb of King Wu, otherwise the king will not be able to build the tomb." Lees said.

When Ying Zheng heard that there were so many things to do, his heart suddenly sank, and he said: "It seems that this is still a matter of one ring after another, so the most important thing now is to complete the task of going to the third layer of the fourth layer of the Martial King Mausoleum." ”

"Not bad." "In the past, the reason why the paint was not completely copied, and the coloring was also a problem, was because a key material was missing. ”

"It turns out that Mr. has known for a long time, but he just deliberately didn't say it." Ying Zheng pretended to pout.

Li Si was also a little apologetic and said: "Weichen didn't say it before, because the king's big wedding is imminent, and he doesn't want the king to be distracted, and now it's the time." ”

"yes." Ying Zheng exhaled lightly and said, "The big wedding really made the widow very busy, and now he has finally calmed down." By the way, what material is missing in the paint? ”

"Back to the king, the missing materials can only be refined in the black fire oil, so the premise is that the black fire oil needs to be found, and then it must be refined through a special process." Lees said.

"Black Fire Oil?" Ying Zheng asked, "The widow has heard that it is a kind of fuel buried deep underground, and most of them have poisonous gas. ”

"The black fire oil, it's not that simple, if it is handled properly, it is a blessing in the world, if it is not handled properly, it may be a disaster to the world." Lees said.

Ying Zheng thought for a while and said, "Since it is inevitable to exploit it, no matter how dangerous it is, you must do it, Mr. should know how to control and use black oil." ”

"I know a little bit." "If you look for black oil and you will find some minerals along the way, then the speed of manufacturing 'self-equipment' will be accelerated." ”

"Are the minerals Jing Fan said difficult to find?" Ying Zheng asked.

The prospect said that only by finding those rare materials can he make 'my weapon', and because of the wedding, Ying Zheng did not rush to do this.

"The Sword Comes"

"It's really difficult, but I heard that Sima Hong has already started to do it, while inspecting the records of relevant ancient books in his family, he also sent people to visit the entire Sima family to see if there is any relevant information."

"Are there any relevant records in the ancient books of the court?" Ying Zheng asked.

"Sima Jie is also searching, as if one of them has already been queried." Lees said.

"If they are all inquired, will it be difficult to mine by then?" Ying Zheng asked.

"The difficulty of extraction is not great, but similar to black fire oil, the refining process is a bit difficult." Lees replied.

"Even if it's a little difficult, I guess Mr. has his own way." Ying Zheng said with a smile.

Li Si was silent for a moment before he said: "There is one thing that the king needs to know, but the king needs to have a guarantee for Weichen. ”

Looking at Li Si's rather serious expression, Ying Zheng knew that Li Si was very serious at this time, so he also put away his smile and asked, "What does Mr. want to say?" What do you need to be guaranteed by the widow? ”

Li Si cleared his throat and whispered quite cautiously: "In the future, the king will definitely build a royal tomb, and maybe build some other buildings, so there must be one thing, but this thing is used to excavate the mausoleum, mining minerals is very useful, and it has also been hidden by successive Heavenly Inheritors because of its great power." ”

"Hidden in the snow?" Ying Zheng frowned, "Isn't that the same as 'my device'?" ”

Li Si shook his head and said, "This thing,

It is more than a thousand times more dangerous than 'my weapon', so the king needs to guarantee that this thing will not be used in war. ”

Ying Zheng's heart tightened, what is a thousand times more dangerous than "my device"?

"Since it is necessary to build a mausoleum, the widow cannot afford it." Ying Zheng said solemnly, "Well, the widow promised that he would never use this thing for war, and tried his best to hide it. ”

Li Si nodded and said, "This is actually an unwritten rule set by the Heavenly Inheritors of the past generations. But the king is the last heavenly inheritor, and after that, the laws of the entire world may change greatly, but the master still hopes that the king will not use it to conquer the six countries. ”

The more he listened to what Li Si said, the more curious Ying Zheng became, but he felt that it must be a big deal, so he said: "In that case, let's go back to the secret room." ”

"Okay." Lees said.

returned to Gucheng Palace and sent back to Nansu, Yingzheng and Li Si came to the secret room alone.

Ying Zheng said urgently: "What is the gentleman talking about? ”

"What Wechen said is not an object." "It's a way of making things, and by using this method, you can make something called gunpowder." ”

"Gunpowder?" Listening to the name, it seems to have some power.

"Yes, gunpowder." "With a part of sulfur, a part of saltpeter, and a part of charcoal, you can mix it into this gunpowder. It is extremely flammable. ”

Ying Zheng's eyes were like torches: "Mr. called it dangerous, could it be on the battlefield and can be used for fire attack?" ”

Li Sique shook his head and said: "Not only that, it is said that when the Heavenly Inheritors built the tomb in the past, the usage of this thing was to put it into the bamboo joint, and then ignite it with a lead, after that, the bamboo joint would burst open, so it would crush the surrounding rocks and soil clods, making it easy to excavate." ”

"Can you crush rocks?" Ying Zheng grinned and said, "No wonder Mr. said that this thing is extremely powerful, presumably if it is really used on the battlefield, it will inevitably kill and injure countless people." ”

"So, you have to use it with caution." Lees said.

Ying Zheng nodded, and then asked, "If there is such a thing, wouldn't it be much easier to mine minerals?" ”

"Of course." Li Si said without hesitation, "What Wei Chen just said is that gunpowder is packed in bamboo, this is firecracker, and if it is packed in iron, its power will be even greater." ”

The more Ying Zheng listened, the more moved he became, but he still said with some concern: "If you dig a mine and dig a tomb, it will be difficult to guarantee that it will not be known to the world." ”

Li Si sighed lightly and said, "Master's idea is that this gunpowder can be made public to the world, but it can only be used for blessings, not disasters. ”

"Then you need a widow to strictly control it." Ying Zheng said, "However, what kind of rhetoric does the widow use to explain the origin of this gunpowder to the world? ”

It would be inappropriate to say that something like this was invented by accident.

"It's not that hard." Li Si's face was finally no longer so grim, "Didn't the king want to refine the pill, it can be said to the outside world that the method of making this gunpowder was discovered by accident during alchemy." ”

"What about Linggu Dan?" Ying Zheng asked, "How should I say it?" ”

"Let's call it the elixir of immortality." Li Si had a smile on his face, "The king said that in order to want to live forever and prolong his life, he ordered people to make alchemy, and he occasionally obtained the method of making gunpowder. ”

In this way, there is a statement for the world.

"Let's go, let's try the gunpowder that Mr. said first." Ying Zheng seems to be quite urgent.

Li Si nodded, and accompanied Yingzheng out of the secret room with a smile.

The two called Zhao Gao, prepared some things, and went straight to Jingyao.