Ji Fa took Tianmu a few days ago, escorted by Meng Yi, and took more than 100 cattle and sheep to Huashan to send Tianmu back.

Because this fire eye guarded by the fox needs an activated Heavenly Eye to maintain the healing energy, it can't leave the Heavenly Eye for a long time.

Ying Zheng went out of the city, received Ji Fa, and said respectfully: "If it weren't for the completion of Zheng Guoqu, I should have run this journey, and I would have been honored by Master Lao." ”

Ji Fa laughed and said: "Where, before you were born, wasn't it all the old man running around. ”

That's what I said.

"Master, should we go back to Xianyang to rectify, or go directly to Beijun to see the construction route of the Great Wall?"

"Go back to the palace first, and discuss some things with you." Ji Fa said.

"Okay."

Under the escort of the attendants, the master and apprentice returned to Liyang Palace and entered the study.

Ji Fa took out a letterhead and handed it to Ying Zhengdao: "Jing Liang just came with a letter, saying that Dan, the prince of Yan Kingdom, went to look for him. ”

Ying Zheng took the letter and read it carefully.

"I also received news from the palace yesterday." Ying Zheng said, "King Yan sent a letter of state, saying that he wanted Yan Dan to come to Xianyang to be a proton, it seems that he went to find Brother Jing as a bodyguard." ”

Ji Fa pondered for a moment and said: "Right now, you are spreading the news of attacking Zhao and Wei, thinking that the other three great powers will definitely have a decision, either stand by coldly, or send troops to help." Thinking that this King Yan wanted to stay out of the matter, he sent the prince over. ”

"Perhaps." Ying Zheng said, "Brother Jing said that he was still following Gao next to him. ”

"I've heard of him." Ji Fa stroked his white beard and said, "He is a musician, he is quite famous in the rivers and lakes in the east, he often finds people to try flute strings, and he also likes to make friends with good men." ”

"A brilliant musician in the rivers and lakes?" Ying Zheng smiled, "It's a bit interesting, I'll meet him when they come." ”

Ji Fa shook his head: "I'm afraid I can't wait, it's autumn now, let's take advantage of the fact that the weather is still warm, we have to determine the route to build the Great Wall first, and then you will go directly to Jingjue and get there before the snow falls." ”

In fact, before coming to Liyang, Yingzheng was ready to go directly to the refinement.

"Okay, then let Li Si receive them, I haven't seen Yan Dan for many years, I really don't know what has become of him."

Ji Fa said: "He should stay in Xianyang for a while, wait for you to come back and see him again, the most important thing in front of him is to solve the exquisite matter." ”

"Well, we'll leave tomorrow."

Early the next morning, the master and apprentice took their vassals, and Daniel Zhang led an army of 3,000 tigers straight to Beijun.

Beijun, also called Beidi County, the name is derived from the name of "Beidi", the climate is relatively dry, the land is mostly loess, and the wind and sand are larger, so the population is always not so much.

Along the way, Ying Zheng did not disturb the local officials and people, and they all walked along the small road, and after a few days, they reached the northern border of Daqin.

Standing on a beacon tower, Yingzheng looked north.

Ahead, there is a wilderness, although it belongs to the Qin realm, but there is no human population, probably no one wants to live under the threat of the Xiongnu.

A few decades ago, the Yiqu people were nomadic here, riding and hunting, and entrenched between Qin, Zhao and Xiongnu.

Later, the then Empress Dowager Miyue made a plan and annexed Yiqu in one fell swoop, and since then this place has been divided into two counties of Beidi and Longxi.

When Yu Tu brought the whole clan to find Yingzheng desperately, Yiqu was finally completely subdued.

Yu Tu became the Duke of Yiqu, and the young patriarch Suo Lin became his brother-in-law, and now he is almost inseparable, taking him with him wherever he goes.

However, Yingzheng only gave Longxi to Yiqu, and still retained the county guard and the government office, but the northern land was retained, and it still maintained the same situation, and there were not too many people who migrated here.

As for the Xiongnu on the other side of the border, he had long been subdued, as long as Tou Mandan was not treacherous, he could give it a go and concentrate on dealing with the five countries in the Central Plains.

It can be said that the security of Northland County is now unprecedentedly high, and it also has another purpose - to house the elite clan.

Thorin, who was standing behind him, also looked to the north, sighed lightly and said, "Grandpa said that this was once our home. ”

Ying Zheng smiled and said, "It's not your home now." ”

After being stunned for a moment, Solin smiled: "Hehe, yes, Daqin is my home wherever it is." ”

"Then you have to dig out Brother Wang's harem." Qiang quipped.

Ying Zheng glanced at him: "What, why are you two missing?" ”

"I went, but I didn't dare to stay there." Thorin's help.

"No one is on the right track, let's go, go to the master."

With that, Ying Zheng jumped off the beacon tower and walked towards another beacon tower in front.

There is a fairly good corridor between these two beacon towers, which emperor built it, but it is not clear, it is a prototype of the Great Wall, or a small short city.

In the beacon tower, Ji Fa was squatting on the ground, pointing out something to a few juniors next to him.

When they got closer, they realized that they were looking intently at a map.

This map was drawn by Ji Fa when he had nothing to do, and since he made a plan to build the Great Wall with Ying Zheng, Ji Fa has not been idle.

A long red line was marked on the map, and Ying Zheng could see that this red line was where the dragon vein was!

Ji Fa also marked all the beacons, and what was even more interesting was that these beacons were interspersed on the left and right of this dragon vein, like a twined garment for this long dragon.

What's even more elaborate is that the map actually marks the official roads and paths leading to the beacon towers everywhere, and even the surrounding streams are vividly visible.

It can be seen how meticulous Ji Fa's mind is, because once the construction of the Great Wall begins, the access to transport materials is the most critical, and the surrounding streams need to be the source of water for construction and life.

"Teacher, are these beacons deliberately built around the dragon veins?" Meng Yi blinked and said.

Several young juniors gathered in Sima Mansion these days all call Ji Fa a teacher, because only Ying Zheng is his apprentice, and Ying Zheng's cronies are all called so.

Ji Fa replied: "The first few are indeed deliberate, and the later kings of the Great Zhou Dynasty have built them one after another, and they are all along this route. ”

At the time of the Western Zhou Dynasty, there was no exact national border between China and the Xiongnu, but after the Western Zhou Dynasty built a beacon tower and set up a garrison, the national boundary between the two states was clearly distinguished.

"Can this beacon still be used directly?" Ying Zheng asked.

Ji Fa smiled bitterly: "How can you use such an old thing, I think you want to be lazy again." ”

"Then if we build a new building, will we tear this down and build it in place, or will we choose another location?" He asked again.

"Let's choose another place." Ji Fa said, "This time, I just want to determine the location of the new beacon tower first, as long as the beacon tower is built, the route of the Great Wall will be easy to plan." ”

Ying Zheng looked at Meng Tian and said: "Meng Tian, you have been following Shizun all the time these days, firstly, to protect Shizun's safety, and secondly, to record all Shizun's plans, and you will be the chief commander of the Great Wall in the future." ”

"The last general commands!" Meng Tian responded seriously.

Looking at the current location on the map again, Ji Fa put it away, led everyone down the beacon tower, and went north along a small road.

It is said that it is rebuilt in another place, but it can't go beyond the scope of the dragon vein, and it has to be built on the top of the mountain, so the general location of the choice is relatively limited.

On the hill north of this beacon north, Ji Fa carefully surveyed and demarcated a specific location.

Meng Tian ordered several sergeants to excavate, and finally dug a square shallow pit, and after marking it, the location of the first beacon tower was roughly determined.

And then there's the second, and then there's the third......

Although the spacing of each one is not fixed, it is not too much up and down, and along the way, the route of the Great Wall on the border of Northland County is preliminarily finalized.

Under the leadership of Ji Fa, everyone kept marching west, and within a day they entered the border of Longxi County.

But here's the problem.

After this dragon vein left Beidi County, it was separated from the territory of Qin State, located in the north of Longxi County, and belonged to the control of the Xiongnu.

Fortunately, an alliance was signed with Toumandanyu in Yinshan that year, and the Xiongnu tribes here had migrated to the north of the Hetao, which became a vacuum.

Ying Zheng immediately made a decision, did not need to consider the Xiongnu side, and continued to plan along the dragon vein.

Fortunately, this period of overseas land is not too long, and in just one day, a group of people entered the territory of Longxi.

As soon as he entered the country, he met Yu Tu and the Yiqu people waiting here to meet the king of Qin.

"Yiqugong, how are you doing lately?" Ying Zheng greeted with a smile.

"Haha, thanks to the king's blessing, the old man's body is getting tougher and tougher." After Yu Tu greeted Ying Zheng, he greeted Ji Fa a few more words.

"Will it go well along the way?" Yu Tu asked.

"It's not bad, the Huns really kept their promise and stayed away from us." Ying Zheng said, "If there are still Xiongnu tribes, even if I drive them, I have to drive them away." ”

Yu Tu waved his hand: "The border has long been stopped, as early as after the king signed an alliance with Touman, they all retreated to the north of the Hetao, and now there are no Huns south of the Yellow River." ”

Meng Tian smiled and said, "In this way, we can move the border to the Yellow River." ”

"That's it, no one here is interfering with us anyway, so let's just take it." Meng Yi also said.

Ying Zheng shook his head: "No, not to mention the agreement with the Xiongnu, it is not easy for Zhao to do it alone, if you want to really expand the territory of the north, you have to wait until Zhao is taken." ”

Qiang, who has always been quite resourceful, said: "Perhaps, when we attack Zhao in an all-out way, we will take the lead in sending troops to occupy the banks of the Yellow River, and it is likely that the Zhao army will be lured out, after all, they definitely don't want to give this area to us in vain." ”

"That's a good idea." Yu Tu praised, "That's what you and Thorin will do when the time comes." ”

Qiang and Thorin looked at Ying Zheng at the same time.

Ying Zheng laughed: "Since the Yiqu Gong is willing, what else is the widow unwilling, once the war with the Zhao State starts, the two of you will first occupy the area south of the Hetao and form a flanking attack on the Zhao State." ”

Qiang and Thorin surrendered their orders at the same time.

"You don't want to go on this exquisite trip." Ying Zheng continued, "Concentrate on preparing for war in Longxi, the Tiger Ben Army that the widow promised you to establish Yiqu is now time to make good on it." ”

"Brother Xie, Wang!" Qiang and Thorin were overjoyed and thanked in unison.

Yu Tuhaha laughed and said, "If Yiqu can have an army that is unparalleled in the world, then it will really be able to raise its eyebrows." ”

Ying Zheng looked at Yu Tu: "I still remember that when Yiqu Gong was lying on the hospital bed, the widow once promised you to give Yiqu people a place to stay, and even more to give Yiqu a chance to turn over." ”

"Now, that opportunity has finally arrived. In the spring of next year, I will attack the country of Zhao! ”

"Hahaha......" Yu Tu said, "I've been waiting for this day for a long time, let's go, go back to Di Dao." ”

(Di Dao, where the county government of Longxi is located, is now called Lintao, which is the .asxs of the Great Wall of Qin.)