The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and the sun is doing its duty every day, showing up early to shine on everything.

Ying Zheng was not lazy, he freshened up early and plunged into the secret room.

Jiuding's cheats and the patterns of the king's tombs must be compiled as soon as possible and handed over to the Jing family, and this matter cannot be replaced by others.

At about the end of the hour, Zhao Gao said outside the secret room: "Your Majesty, Lu Xiangbang, please see you." ”

Previously, Yingzheng told Lü Buwei to take the Jingjiaban to explore the Tomb of King Wu, in order to imitate his own royal tomb and build it in Lishan Mountain.

Ying Zheng took people to the Mausoleum of King Wu for a few days, but he didn't go today, which will definitely make people feel that the Mausoleum of King Wu has been explored.

Sure enough, what Lu Buwei asked was really about it.

"Father Zhong, the architectural pattern of King Nawu's tomb has been found." Ying Zheng said with a happy expression, "It's just that the pattern is recorded in Huaxia, and the widow has ordered the Jingjia class to learn this kind of script as soon as possible." ”

"That's fine." Lu Buwei said with a smile, "In this way, as long as you interpret those patterns, you can go to Lishan to start work." ”

"Then bother the middle father, and prepare more tools for digging holes." Ying Zheng said politely.

"Hehe, don't hide it from the king, the old minister has already prepared a batch, if it is not enough, it is enough to create another batch." Lu Buwei said.

"It's still the middle father's thoughtfulness." Ying Zheng praised.

"Your Majesty, Changping Jun and Li Xin have all sent letters back." Lü Buwei changed the subject.

"Oh? But what about the Yingcheng Mountain bandits? Ying Zheng asked with concern.

It took a lot of effort before, Xiang Yan was invited, and Changping Jun was sent, how could Ying Zheng not care about this matter.

Lu Buwei nodded and said: "It is precisely this matter, both letters said that using Xiang Yan's prestige, it really worked very well, and in just a few days, various cottages followed suit to join the Western Chu Army, and the rectification has now been completed." ”

"It's really fast." Ying Zheng's brows froze, "It seems that this Xiang Yan is indeed difficult to deal with." ”

Lu Buwei also narrowed his eyes and said, "The State of Chu has such a handsome talent, I'm afraid it will cause some trouble to Daqin in the future." ”

"How many people did the Western Chu Army recruit?" Ying Zheng asked.

"Changpingjun's letter said that there are about 200,000 men, women, and children." Lu Buwei said.

"So many?" Ying Zheng was taken aback.

"In fact, there are less than 30,000 households in total." Lü Buwei said, "It was the 30,000 or 40,000 defeated troops who became mountain bandits when Yingcheng changed hands, and later married wives and had children, which expanded to such a large population. ”

"How many people are there in the army?" Ying Zheng asked again.

"About forty-seven thousand." Lu Buwei said with a somewhat gloomy face.

"That's a lot." Ying Zheng sighed lightly.

With so many mountain bandits now gathered, if it is not well controlled, it will indeed be a trouble.

"Your Majesty." Lü Buwei continued, "Changpingjun also asked, when will the supply of ordnance and grain and grass be in place. ”

No wonder the letters came in such a hurry, so many people, there was no food, but no.

Ying Zheng looked at Lu Buwei and asked, "According to the middle father's opinion, how to solve it?" ”

Lu Buwei stroked the black beard on his chin and said: "According to the old minister, it is better to allocate less ordnance and grain and grass first, and it can be regarded as selling Xiang Yan a face, and then let them be self-sufficient and resign themselves to fate." ”

Ying Zheng thought for a moment and said: "The widow feels that if you do this, it is still not appropriate, if there is any chaos at that time, then we will not give up our efforts." What's more, if he is ordered to be self-sufficient, I am afraid that Changping Jun will definitely ask the widow for some fiefs, Zhongfu, you say, do we give, or don't give it? ”

Compared with some grains and grasses, which is more important, presumably anyone who knows how to read and write.

"What does the king mean?" Lü Buwei asked.

"Give as much as you should give, not more, and not less." Ying Zheng said.

"In this way, if these mountain bandits are not controlled, won't the gains outweigh the losses." Lu Buwei said with some concern.

Ying Zheng smiled and said, "If yes."

If they dare to rebel, wouldn't it be better to kill them directly. ”

Lu Buwei's eyes rolled half a circle, and then nodded with a smile.

The newly formed Western Chu Army was controlled by Changping Jun, and if something really happened, Changping Jun was also the culprit.

If there is no competitor of Changping Jun, a temple competitor, it will also be a good thing for Lu Buwei.

"Then the old minister will start to do it, and transport the ordnance and grain and grass to Yingcheng." Lu Buwei said.

"Well, there's Father Lao." Ying Zheng said, "By the way, did Li Xin mention anything else?" ”

Lü Buwei took out two letters from his arms and handed them to Ying Zheng: "Your Majesty, please take a look." ”

Ying Zheng took the two letters, looked at them separately, and said, "The widow will personally reply a letter to them, and the middle father will only arrange the ordnance and grain and grass normally." ”

"The old minister obeys the king's orders." Lu Buwei arched his hand and said.

Ying Zheng sat down at the desk, quickly wrote two letters in brocade, and then put them in a brocade bag and handed them to Lü Buwei.

Lü Buwei put away the letter and moved on to the next topic: "Your Majesty, the old minister heard that there was still a shortage of several minerals in the manufacture of 'my vessel', so he sent someone to inquire and found a few similar minerals. ”

"Really?" Ying Zheng said happily, "Father Zhong bothered. ”

"This is the old man's business." Lü Buwei said, "If the king agrees, the old minister will order someone to mine." ”

"Then let's start mining." Ying Zheng paused and said, "It just so happens that the widow has an idea of traveling, so it is better to take a few ladies out for a while and check the location of these minerals by the way." ”

"That's better, leave this matter to the old minister to arrange." Lu Buwei said with a smile.

Before, Yingzheng promised several ladies to take them on a trip, but it was delayed due to various things.

After a few more small talks, Lu Buwei got up and said goodbye.

After sending Lü Buwei away, Yingzheng called Li Si, and then came to the secret room where Shi Ding was placed.

"Sir, how should this stone tripod be used?" Ying Zheng asked.

When Li Si came back last night, Ying Zheng was already drunk and dazed, so he didn't ask much, and went to rest after placing Shi Ding.

Li Si looked at Shi Ding and said softly: "This alchemy, Wei Chen has only heard from the master a few times, and has not tried it himself, but it doesn't sound difficult. ”

Ying Zheng put his hand on the ear of the tripod and said: "Since it is alchemy, it must be to heat this stone tripod, and then refine those raw materials." ”

"The truth is true, but you must also follow the steps and make no mistakes." Lees said.

"Well, let's try it now." Ying Zheng said with his hands in high hands.

Li Si looked around the secret room and said, "Not yet. ”

"Why?" Ying Zheng wondered.

"The king also said that we need to heat this stone tripod, and the ventilation of this secret room is not good, so it is not convenient to start a fire." Li Si pointed to the only wooden door in the secret room and said.

"It seems that if you want to make an alchemy, you can't put this stone tripod here." Ying Zheng said.

"Exactly." Li Si said, "The open-air courtyard is the most ideal place for alchemy. ”

"The widow ordered someone to carry this stone tripod out." With that, Ying Zheng walked to the door.

"No, Your Majesty." Li Si waved his hand and said, "You just have to leave the door open in front." ”

After that, Li Si rolled up his sleeves, then grabbed a ding'er with one hand, held a dingzu with one hand, leaned sideways on his hips, fought with his arms, and stiffened his back, and resisted Shi Ding.

Ying Zheng was shocked, but he didn't forget to open the door.

After Li Si carried Shi Ding out of the secret room, Ying Zheng locked the wooden lock of the secret room, and walked quickly to the front of Li Si to guide him.

Ying Zheng came directly to the backyard of the study, Li Si found a suitable place, squatted down, and put Shi Ding on the ground.

Until he landed, Shi Ding didn't make a single movement.

Lees stood up, gasped twice, and returned to normal.

This strength and stamina is really strong.

"Sir, could it be that this Shiding was fought all the way back by you?"

Ying Zheng asked.

Li Si smiled and said, "It's just to resist the Tomb of King Wu, and when it reached the ground, Weichen put it on the back of two horses, and then led the horses back." ”

"No wonder I came back late." Ying Zheng said, "I don't know, when the widow will be like Mr." ”

Li Si shook his head with a wry smile, knowing that Ying Zheng had been thinking about this matter: "When the king refines that high-grade Linggu Pill, after taking it in a certain way, it will be much stronger than Weichen." ”

"Really?" Ying Zheng's eyes widened.

"Otherwise, how could the king have the strength to go to the Nine Shadows." Li Si sighed lightly.

"Nine Shades...... Is it really dangerous? Ying Zheng's expression changed suddenly.

"It's really dangerous, the poisonous insects and beasts there all have their own strengths." Lees said.

"Just like the night and the candle?" Ying Zheng asked.

Li Si nodded and said, "There are many who are more powerful than them, and there are also many who have their own extremely special abilities, just like Tai Sui who attacked the king." ”

Tai Sui's power, of course Ying Zheng knows, can be described as killing people invisibly.

Thinking of the danger of being in the Nine Shadows, Ying Zheng wiped the cold sweat on his forehead and asked, "In addition to the Nine Shadows we encountered, what other strange beasts are there?" ”

"The Sword Comes"

Li Si was silent for a moment, and did not answer Ying Zheng's question, but said: "Your Majesty, you should remember that there is still a task in the Tomb of King Wu on the third layer, but it doesn't need to be achieved immediately. ”

"The widow remembers." Ying Zheng nodded and said.

"Before the arrival of the master, the king needs to memorize the "Classic of Mountains and Seas". Li Si said solemnly, "When the time comes, you need to recite it to the master." ”

Ying Zheng: "......"

"As for what the king just asked, what other strange beasts are there in the Nine Shadows, there are many records in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas"." Lees said.

During this time, Ying Zheng needed to read too many books, and he really didn't pay much attention to the "Classic of Mountains and Seas".

"The widow understands that going to the Nine Shadows is the real task of the Heavenly Inheritor, and the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" is the important key." Ying Zheng said.

"Exactly." Lees said.

"When the widow finishes compiling the "Classic of Mountains and Seas", he will always carry it with him." Ying Zheng looked at Li Si and said.

"It's for the best." Li Si looked at Shi Ding again and said, "Your Majesty, let's study alchemy first." ”

Ying Zheng nodded.

Li Si turned to leave, and after a short time, he picked up two buckets of water and brought some dry firewood and charcoal.

Li Si placed the ignited dry wood under the stone tripod, and then poured the water into the stone tripod, and in a short time, water vapor rose on the surface of the water, and the water seemed to boil faster than usual.

Li Si grabbed the two tripod ears and turned them hard, only to see that the tripod did not move, and the tripod body was rotated a small piece.

This stone tripod can actually move.

Li Si squatted down again, and twisted half a circle at the bulge of a tripod foot, only to see a gap open at the bottom of the belly, and there was something similar to a pull ring next to the gap.

Lees ran his middle finger through the tab, and with a hard pull, a square box was pulled out.

Li Si went around to the other dingzu, found a bulge in a similar position, and twisted it hard, only to see a clear stream spewing out from the side of the ding's abdomen, and then the water in the ding's belly gradually decreased.

Lees placed the red-hot charcoal on the square box, pushed it back again, and twisted the bulge again.

Li Si took out the fire under the ding.

The water in the ding was still an inch high, and it stopped flowing.

"Your Majesty, you can put some powder in there." Lees said.

Ying Zheng nodded, took out the prepared cloth bag from his arms, and poured the powder inside into the stone ding.

About an hour later, I heard a crisp sound in Dingzhong, and then a wisp of green smoke came out.

Li Si squatted next to the last tripod and twisted the same bulge in the same position, opening a dark grid on one side of the tripod belly.

A row of red pills appeared in front of him, but they were smaller.

It seems that this alchemy is not too difficult.