Ying Zheng rested for a day, but he didn't feel relaxed, but his waist was a little sore, and his legs were a little numb.

However, early in the morning, I still took Li Si and Liu Bang and set off for Lishan.

Liu Bang was young and didn't have much opportunity to practice horseback riding, so a few people didn't walk fast, and the sky was dark, and they finally arrived at the big tent of the Chinese army.

Several craftsmen who had been friends with Liu An before saw that Liu Bang was coming, and they all stepped forward to greet him and led him to arrange a place to live.

Ying Zheng sat down, looked at Meng Tian and asked, "In the past few days, nothing has happened, right?" ”

In the three days since he left, Ying Zheng has always been worried that there will be another incident similar to Liu An.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, now the entire 50,000 horses of the Mengjia army are in Lishan, and Weichen has already surrounded Lishan according to your orders, especially the forbidden area, the soldiers have specially built a wall in the past few days, enclosing the entire forbidden area, not even letting go of an ant."

"That's fine." Ying Zheng nodded with satisfaction and said, "You make arrangements, tomorrow the widow will take Liu Bang alone to Liu An's grave to worship, and no one else is allowed to step into the forbidden area for half a step." ”

"Wechen takes orders." Meng Tian was ordered to withdraw from the big tent.

Ying Zheng briefly pondered the worship process, and felt that it should be safe, and then took out the military book and the art of war that Wei Yu gave him.

It's not that Ying Zheng doesn't want to give this military book to Liu Bang, but wants to read it through before giving it to him.

I have to say that Wei Yi's thinking is keen, the pattern is high, and he analyzes the problems thoroughly, and what is even more rare is that the writing is very good.

This made Ying Zheng pick up the scroll and forget to put it down, and outside, unconsciously, it rained.

Early the next morning, as soon as it was dawn, Meng Tian took a team of guards to escort Ying Zheng and Li Si, and followed the mountain road that had just been repaired to the secret room.

The reason why he didn't bring Liu Bang was because Yingzheng had to go and say hello to Jairus.

Otherwise, there will be another misunderstanding, and it will not be possible to put Liu Bang here again.

Today is the day to meet in the cave.

When he arrived at the secret room, Ying Zheng didn't dare to delay, took Li Si with him, and went straight to the cave.

The time was just right, and Jairus and Xi were already waiting in the depths of the cave.

Ying Zheng bowed and said, "Senior, all the preparations are ready, and you can start digging at any time, I wonder if the passage here has been closed?" ”

Jianxi's voice was a little cold: "At the fire eye, the passage leading to the outside has been blocked, and the residence of the evening is still waiting for you to come back and see if there are any changes to that person's grave." ”

That person refers to Liu An.

Ying Zheng was overjoyed in his heart, and said: "It's best if you don't block it, I brought that person's brother to worship today, and I hope that the seniors will make it convenient." ”

Jairus was silent for a while before saying, "Okay, since the cave has been abandoned, and there are no rules to speak of, you can dispose of it as you like." From then on, you do not need to know that there is another hiding place in the night, and it will take you through if necessary. ”

"Then thank you seniors." Ying Zheng arched his hand.

"When you're done worshipping with your people, you'll start tomorrow." Jairus said.

"Okay." Ying Zheng said, "However, there is one more thing that we have to inform our seniors. ”

"You say." Jairus said.

"We have an object called firecrackers, which is used for mining, I don't know, can it be used in Lishan to help digging?"

"Firecrackers?" Jairus asked, a little confused, "What is that?" ”

Ying Zheng gestured with his hands in front of his chest and said, "It is a kind of gunpowder that can be burned into the bamboo joint, and when it is ignited, it will explode with a loud bang, and then the rock will crumble." ”

Ying Zheng briefly described the role of firecrackers.

But before Jianwei could speak, Xi on the side said directly: "It's better to use this thing sparingly, I can't hear any loud noises this year." ”

Jairus seemed to be laughing: "Xi's hearing is extremely sensitive, and it can hear sounds that ordinary divine beasts can't hear, so it will have pain in its ears when it makes too much noise, and sometimes it's in pain."

When there is thunder in the sky, it will also hide in the eye of fire. ”

So that's the case, and it's no wonder that Xi always notices whether there is a person or a beast moving in the distance.

"In that case, then don't use this firecracker in the next place, or use the conventional method to excavate." Ying Zheng said.

In this way, it does take a little more work, but it is not too difficult.

But because of this, Yingzheng knows this weakness of Xi.

After discussing these things with Jairus and Xi, Ying Zheng withdrew from the cave, went to Liu An's cemetery to check again, and saw that there was nothing abnormal, so he returned to the secret room with Li Si.

Jing Fan was discussing the patterns with the first group of craftsmen in the secret room to see if there were any adjustments and discrepancies.

"How's it going, anything else?" Ying Zheng walked up to the craftsmen, looked at the pattern and asked.

"Your Majesty." Everyone was too concentrated, and after hearing Yingzheng's voice, they got up and saluted.

Ying Zheng signaled that he didn't need to be polite, looked at Jing Fan and asked, "How is the discussion?" ”

Jing Fan arched his hand and said: "Back to the king, in the few days that you have not been here, Weichen has been exploring according to the instructions on the map, and found that the situation of Lishan Mountain painted by Liu An actually matches the pattern of the royal tomb very well, and there is no place to find that needs to be changed." As long as we dig according to these two drawings, there will be no problem. ”

"That's good, since all the investigations have been completed, the widow has decided to start construction from tomorrow!" Ying Zheng's tone was quite imposing.

"Good!" The craftsmen shouted in unison.

"How much labor is needed, even if it is drawn from the Mengjia army and lacks any tools, even if it comes up with materials to build, the widow wants to build, but the ancient and modern royal tombs are the mausoleums that the princes of those countries can't dream of building, even if they use the power of the whole country, it is impossible to build a royal tomb that can be compared with the widow." Ying Zheng said passionately.

I have to say that Yingzheng's mobilization ability is really increasing day by day.

One by one, the craftsmen were eager to try, as if they couldn't wait now, and wanted to pick up the shovel and go out to dig the earth.

"Therefore, as a member of the widow's royal Jing family class, you are the protagonist of the construction of the royal tomb this time, and only you can complete this masterpiece!"

"We want to be ruined!"

"We are willing to build the royal tomb with all our heart!"

"If we don't build the royal tomb properly, we won't be able to return to the city after we die!"

There was a commotion in the secret room, all of which were the voices of craftsmen expressing their determination.

Ying Zheng raised his hand to signal quiet, and the craftsmen took their voices.

"Very well, the widow will leave this important task to you." Ying Zheng looked around for a week and said, "During this period, the widow will always be by your side and help you complete every link. ”

"Thank you, the king." All the craftsmen replied in unison.

"Okay, there are still some things to do, you can continue." With that, Ying Zheng turned around and left the secret room.

The craftsmen looked at Ying Zheng's back, still full of energy.

On the way back to the camp, Li Si leaned over and whispered, "Your Majesty, your ability to stir people's hearts is increasing day by day. ”

Ying Zheng looked at Li Si with rather strange eyes.

Is this a good word or a bad word?

"The widow does this because he also wants to stimulate their spirits, in fact, such a big thing is no different from going into battle to kill the enemy." Ying Zheng said.

"Perhaps......" Li Si's expression suddenly became serious, "this is much more important than marching and fighting." ”

Ying Zheng thought that Li Si was talking about the mission in the Mausoleum of King Wu, so he didn't think much about it and continued to hurry with Li Si.

Back at the camp, Yingzheng called Liu Bang and said, "The widow has already gone to your brother's grave and arranged the blockade posts along the road, if you are ready, let's go now." ”

Liu Bang nodded, then brought some worship items, followed Yingzheng, and headed towards Liu An's tomb.

Probably because of the rain, the road looked a little muddy, Liu Bang looked at Ying Zheng's feet, and saw that the soles of Ying Zheng's feet and calves were full of mud.

I came along the mountain road

In the secret room, Ying Zheng suggested going in to rest for a while before going on the road, after all, after entering the forbidden area, no mountain road was built, and the road was even more difficult to walk.

When the craftsmen saw that Yingzheng had brought Liu Bang, they took out some food and drink, and let the three of them eat enough before they hurried.

Ying Zheng had already walked back and forth, only ate a little dry food on the way, and then took Liu Bang to eat and drink to his heart's content, and then continued to hurry.

When he came to the enchantment sentry in the forbidden area, Yingzheng showed the token, and the centurion guarding the forbidden area let him go.

When passing by the entrance of the cave, Ying Zheng subconsciously looked in that direction.

But this subtle action was seen by Liu Bang, so he also looked in that direction.

"King Qin, I don't know where my brother happened?" Liu Bang asked suddenly.

"Uh......" Ying Zheng hesitated slightly, and pointed in the direction of the tomb, "It was not far from the tomb, and after the widow found his body, he found a nearby cave and buried it. ”

"Did the king inquire about the real cause of my brother's death?" Liu Bang then asked.

It seems that he has doubts about what Ying Zheng said after all.

"According to the judgment of the widow on his corpse, it should have died of thirst and hunger." Ying Zheng is not too sure about his words and tone.

"Really?" Liu Bang looked at Ying Zheng with sharp eyes, "But the grass people just saw that there is a small stream flowing in the direction of that side, so close to the distance, my brother won't be able to find it for three or four days, right?" ”

Ying Zheng: "......"

Li Si took over and said, "Actually, your brother, he didn't die of thirst and hunger, but the king followed him to make those craftsmen feel better when they heard it. ”

Ying Zheng's brows tightened, and his heartbeat unconsciously accelerated.

Presumably this is the feeling that the lie is about to be exposed.

"What the hell is going on?" Liu Bang still asked.

Li Si sighed and said, "Your brother's death was not caused by thirst and starvation, but it is true that there may be gods in this mountain, and those cattle and sheep marching in line to the depths of the mountain's belly are also what we have seen with our own eyes, and when we found your brother, he had indeed fallen to the ground and died." As for the cause of death, it is only our speculation. ”

When Li Si said this, it was not a lie, after all, this part is the truth, but it is not the whole story.

Liu Bang's eyes rolled, and he didn't know if he believed Li Si's words, but he didn't ask too much.

Ying Zheng sighed in his heart, fortunately Li Si was there, if he was asked a few more words by Liu Bang, he would have to show his feet.

The three of them stopped chatting and quickened their pace, finally coming to the entrance of the cave.

"That's it, let's go inside." Ying Zheng pointed to the hole and said.

Liu Bang nodded, lit a torch, and followed Yingzheng into the cave.

Seeing his brother's tombstone at a glance, Liu Bang, who had always pretended to be sophisticated, could no longer control himself, pounced on it, hugged the tombstone and cried bitterly.

He was only a seventeen-year-old boy after all.

Ying Zheng and Li Si did not step forward to disturb, but walked out of the hole.

Because Ying Zheng is also afraid of touching the scene, he will be sad, in that case, it will arouse Liu Bang's suspicions.

I saw Liu Bang crying for a while, and then began to mutter.

After muttering for a while, Liu Bang opened the cloth bag he was carrying, took out two rags from it, and a broom made of wicker, and began to clean it.

Five Generations of Rivers, Mountains and Moons

Liu Bang not only wiped down the tombstone, but also cleaned the entire cave floor, because he had heard that it would be sealed so that no one would disturb Liu An and Liu An could rest in peace.

But when Liu Bang was cleaning the ground with a broom, he found something similar to a mane in a corner.

What is it?

Liu Bang bent down, and saw that the mane was very tough and rough, and the color was dull and slightly marked.

Not only has Liu Bang never seen it, but in his cognition, even if a beast like a tiger or a black bear is unlikely to have this kind of mane.

Liu Bang simply sat on the ground, carefully examining the mane in his hand, but the more he looked at it, the more he felt shocked in his heart.