Chapter 6 Lishan Base
Lishan, located in the east of Qin Xianyang Palace about 120 miles, the mountain is steep, the scenery is beautiful, since Qin Xiaogong fixed the capital Xianyang, successive Qin kings have built tombs in the mountains here, so that this has become the exclusive royal mausoleum area of Qin.
The nearest Lishan is more lively, King Qin Zhao has just been buried, the mausoleum of King Qin Xiaowen has just begun to be built, and King Qin Xiaowen, who has only been on the throne for three days, will drive to the west again. Now on the throne is Qin Zhuangxiang Wang Yiren, according to the ancestral system, the tomb of King Zhuangxiang began to be built almost at the same time as the tomb of King Xiaowen.
It was the middle of winter in the middle of the night, but tens of thousands of people gathered on the Lishan mountain range to repair the tomb, these people were prisoners of war from various countries, prisoners in custody, as well as requisitioned slaves and people, they were all thinly dressed and ragged, under the guard of thousands of Qin troops, they were working hard day and night to do all kinds of heavy work to repair the tomb.
After more than a month of trekking, Dongfang Yun led Wu Zhan to Lishan, quietly bypassing the Qin army sentry, the two of them came to a royal tomb unconsciously, only to see hundreds of stone people and stone beasts on both sides of the magnificent tomb road, and the stone steps that could not be seen at a glance were like a ladder leading straight to the main tomb.
From a distance, the main mausoleum is in the shape of a triangular pyramid, and it is lush and overgrown with pines and cypresses and other trees, and the black pressure is one, which makes the main mausoleum look more magnificent and huge.
Wu Zhan followed closely behind Dongfang Yun, his face a little pale. This was originally the tomb of King Qin, the place where the dead were buried, and in the dead of night, the shadows were scorching everywhere, and it was eerie and terrifying.
Dongfang Bai was as familiar as returning to his own house, and he was silent throughout the whole process, just taking the ladder and going up.
Soon, the two finally came to the square in front of the tomb, only to see a tall stone tablet standing in the center, with several eye-catching characters engraved on it "The Tomb of the Great Qin Xiangong".
Dongfang Yun walked straight to the stone tablet and bowed down.
"Division...... Fu, do you have ...... Felt...... It seems that there are many pairs of eyes staring at us in the dark? Wu Zhan hugged Dongfang Yun's arm, looked around in a panic and said in a trembling voice.
Without waiting for Dongfang Yun to answer, six black-clothed people suddenly burst out from the shadows around them, all of them were armed with crossbows, slanted swords, and crossbow arrows aimed at Wu Zhan and the others.
"Who trespassed on Qin Jun's mausoleum?" One asked.
Wu Zhan was terrified to the extreme at this time, he didn't know if the person who came was a human or a ghost, and he didn't understand why the master wanted to bring him here.
"It's me!" Dongfang Yun's voice was not loud, but it was enough for the people in black to hear clearly.
"Marquis of the East!" Several black-clothed people recognized Dongfang Yun's identity when they heard this, and hurriedly put away their crossbows and bowed.
"You continue to stick to your posts!" Dongfang Yun raised his hand slightly, and the six black-clothed people had already flashed away, as if they had never come.
"Master, what's going on?" Wu Zhan asked in surprise.
"This is the mausoleum of Qin Xiangong, strictly speaking, Qin Xiangong's clothed tomb." Dongfang Yun turned his head to meet Wu Zhan's gaze and continued: "After Qin Xiaogong moved his capital to Xianyang, he built this mausoleum in order to commemorate his father. ”
"So what are we doing here?" Wu Zhan was even more curious.
"You'll find out in a moment." Dongfang Yun walked straight towards the tomb gate, and Wu Zhan hurriedly followed.
"The people standing guard here are all selected and talented, how did you find them?" Dongfang Yun suddenly stopped and asked.
Wu Zhan said embarrassedly: "I don't know either, I just have a feeling of being stared at......"
"That means you're on good alert." Dongfang Yuntou didn't reply, only to see him raise his hand and grab the torch on the right side of the tomb door, and rotate it ninety degrees counterclockwise.
"Click......"
The foot-thick tomb door slowly rose with a heavy sound, revealing in front of the two of them a dark road with no end in sight.
"Let's go!" Dongfang Yun bent down and drilled through the tomb door and walked straight inside.
Wu Zhan couldn't help but swallow his saliva, and wondered in his heart: Master led me into this tomb in the middle of the night, I really don't know what he thinks.
Seeing Dongfang Yun walking inward without hesitation, although Wu Zhan was a little scared, he could only muster up the courage to chase after him.
I don't know what Dongfang Yun moved again, the tomb door behind him closed again, but several torches lit up on both sides of the corridor in turn to illuminate the corridor.
"This is our secret base for training the Nether Guards, and you will also be trained here in the future." Dongfang Yun led the way towards the depths of the road.
Wu Zhan followed suit, looking left and right, both frightened and novel.
After walking for a cup of tea, the front of the corridor suddenly became open, and the sound of shouting and killing and the exchange of weapons was heard......
When he got closer, he found that this Yiran was an underground world hidden in the mausoleum, reflecting countless torches and candles, and Wu Zhan was deeply shocked by the scene in front of him.
In the center of a school field that can accommodate thousands of people, countless black-clothed people are training intensively, some of them practice climbing with the help of steep stone walls, some people stand in a row holding bows and crossbows to practice shooting, some people are holding weapons and are practicing hand-to-hand combat, and some people are practicing wrestling and grappling with their shirts exposed......
Wu Zhan couldn't help but widen his eyes and exclaimed, "What a secret base!" ”
At this moment, a strong man in leather armor greeted him, with a Chinese face, high cheekbones, small eyes, and the most impressive thing was his flat and flat nose.
I saw him arch his hand at Dongfang Yun and said, "Dongfang Junhou is back, hard work." ”
Dongfang Yun returned the salute: "Fortunately, I am not dishonored!" ”
"Who is this person?" The man looked at Wu Zhan, who was at a loss, and asked.
"This son's name is Wu Zhan, and he is the only son of the hundred generals Wu Laosan, and now he is also my apprentice." Dongfang Yun introduced.
Nose didn't suspect him, and said in a shocking voice: "Lead you to see him as soon as you come back." ”
Dongfang Yun arched his hand and said: "There is a place for this son to be arranged, and he will be placed in the rookie camp for training from tomorrow." ”
"Haha, it's on me!" The man surnamed Xin looked at Wu Zhan's immature face and smiled, but his smile made Wu Zhan very uncomfortable.
"I'll go see the commander first, and you follow Xin's instructions." Dongfang Yun turned around and left, leaving Wu Zhan standing on the scene with a blank face.
"Boy, come with me!" Xin Jiaoxi turned around and walked forward with his hands behind his back, Wu Zhan looked at the back of his master in the distance, and then followed Xin Jiaoxi's pace to chase after him.
Along the way, I saw a forest of torches, everywhere there were people standing guard with swords, and stone holes were carved out of the steep stone walls, without doors and windows, some were used to live in people, some were used for storage, and there were special places for thatched houses.
This Xin Jiaoxi seemed to be very interested in Wu Zhan, and I saw him walking with his hands behind his back, striding and saying: "Boy, we have three steps, one sentry, five steps and one post here, and there are traps everywhere, I advise you not to run around if you have nothing to do." ”
Seeing that Wu Zhan's face was a little ugly, Xin Jiaoxi said with satisfaction: "Oh, by the way, we get up at three o'clock every day for breakfast, train from midnight to noon, and have lunch from time to time, continue to train from Shen to Hai, and sleep from midnight to Yin......"
"Huh? So you are training every day in addition to eating and sleeping, who can stand this? Wu Zhan wailed.
Xin Jiaoxi looked at Wu Zhan's pale face and gloated: "This is called sweating more in peacetime and bleeding less in wartime!" Boy, if you don't train well, the lightest punishment will not give you food, and the more serious ones will be whipped and led with a stick! ”
Seeing that Wu Zhan's face was getting paler and paler, Xin Jiaoxi didn't forget to remind: "By the way, if you can't bear it and want to run away in the end, we will punish you for the crime of desertion, and shoot you ......to death with arrows."
The word "death" was deliberately stretched out by him, and it was particularly piercing in Wu Zhan's ears.
"Since I'm here, I don't plan to be a deserter, I want to turn myself into a strong man so that I can avenge my father!" Thinking of what happened to his father and mother, Wu Zhan couldn't help but feel full of hatred in his heart, and the fear just now was replaced by hatred, turning into a burning fighting spirit.
Xin Jiaoxi put away the smile on his face when he heard this, and couldn't help but look at this thirteen-year-old boy differently.
Soon, the two came to a row of stone caves, Xin Jiaoxi pointed to the innermost room and said: "You are new here, you can only live in the T-shaped room with the worst environment first, and we will re-assign the room according to your training performance assessment in the future, go, find a bed that no one has, and someone will send you a bed and clothes later." ”
As soon as Wu Shizhi arched his hand, he walked towards the innermost stone cave.
I saw a wooden board hanging at the entrance of the cave, with two vermilion seal characters written on the "T", and when I walked into the cave, a damp and moldy smell rushed to my face, Wu Zhan couldn't help but cover his nose and frown, and in the dim light, I saw that there were twenty-nine beds in the stone cave from the inside to the outside, and only the open space three feet wide was left at the door.
Wu Zhan had no choice but to "choose" this place as his bed first.
I think of my old thatched house, although it is also simple, but there is a bed and a mattress, and the key is the warm love of my mother......
"Mother, father, don't worry, Zhan'er will definitely practice his skills well and kill all the enemies of Zhao State to avenge you!" Wu Zhan whispered to himself.
At this moment, there was a sudden noise outside the cave, and it seemed that dozens of people were walking here.
"Oops, my archery training today is not ideal, and Yan Jiaoxi's face is about to turn white......"
"Fortunately, it's a strict practice, if it's another practice, I'm afraid you will be punished......"
"That's it, you kid just steal the fun......"
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Before Wu Zhan got up to check, more than 20 people suddenly rushed to the entrance of the cave, all of them in black clothes and black boots, similar in age to Wu Zhan, and their red belts were extremely conspicuous.
"Who are you?" Everyone found that a stranger was sitting in their "room", and they couldn't help but ask.
Wu Zhan hurriedly got up and rubbed his sweaty palms on his clothes, and then said, "My name is Wu Zhan, and I am a newcomer......
"Another chick!" One of them took the lead in taunting, and then walked into the cave on his own and walked towards his bunk.
Others also followed, some turned a blind eye to Wu Zhan, while others nodded and smiled politely, which was regarded as a welcome to the newcomer.
When the last person walked in, Wu Zhan almost didn't scream, because this person was actually a woman, I saw that she was petite, cardamom, fair skin, delicate facial features, and the same outfit as everyone else, if it weren't for the long hair shawl, Wu Zhan would not have recognized her gender.
After the girl came in, she first glanced at Wu Zhan, and then lay down on the bunk opposite Wu Zhan, completely ignoring the men around her.
Wu Zhan was a little embarrassed, and his whole face turned red and hot......
After a while, someone brought a straw-filled mattress, a blanket made of linen, clothes, boots, and other things, and Wu Zhan settled down.
Soon, there was snoring in the stone cave, and Wu Zhan was lying on the hard "bed", his thoughts fluctuated, but he couldn't sleep.
The master has not returned since he went to see the commander, and he has not come to see him......
These people don't seem to like themselves very much, they are much worse than those playmates in Wujiaao, and they are not polite at all......
Who is this girl on the other side? What's her name? Why did she share a room with a group of boys? She didn't seem to welcome my arrival either......
……
I don't know how long it took, Wu Zhan finally felt a little sleepy, with a deafening snoring sound, he finally fell asleep, maybe in the dream, he was reunited with his father and mother, his mother was smiling and bringing him stewed rabbit meat, and his father was teaching him archery......