Ying Zheng and Jing Liang continued to walk forward. Jing Liang caught some game and kept it for dinner.
A pigeon flew towards the two of them.
As soon as Jing Liang raised his arm, the pigeon landed on Jing Liang's arm. Jing Liang reached out and pulled out the letter tied to the pigeon's foot, opened it and read it.
"Your Majesty, Lu Buwei has come to redeem you with a ransom." After saying that, Jing Liang handed the note to Ying Zheng.
Ying Zheng took the note, glanced at it briefly, and said, "He is really here, so he is somewhat loyal."
Jing Liang smiled meaningfully and asked, "Your Majesty, are you proceeding as planned?"
"Of course, since he brought the ransom here, we can't let him take it back again." Ying Zheng said.
Jing Liang nodded, took out a piece of letterhead that he had prepared a long time ago, tied it to the pigeon's foot, and released the pigeon.
It was getting late, so the two found a cave and plunged in.
Because they knew the contents on the tortoise shell, the two of them were particularly friendly when they saw the cave.
However, disappointed expressions appeared on their faces. There are only a few animal murals in this cave, and they are very blurry. You can't find them unless you look carefully.
But it doesn't matter, who can be so lucky to continuously discover ancient ruins.
Besides, there will be more time in the future.
As usual, Jing Liang lit a fire and roasted game, while Ying Zheng packed his bags and took out dry food and wine.
There was not much wine left, and this night was also the last night for the two of them to explore Qishan Mountain.
The spring breeze blows in the face, the aroma of wine fills the nostrils, the aroma of game overflows, and deep in the mysterious mountains, the ancient atmosphere surrounds people, giving people an indescribable feeling of mystery.
"Your Majesty, the ransom Lu Buwei brought is not a small amount. Where does Your Majesty want to spend it in the future?" Jing Liang asked after taking a sip of wine.
Ying Zheng had thought about this problem before, and then said: "It has quite a lot of uses, but today I took over the mission of the Heavenly Bearer and had to make a new plan."
Jing Liang nodded and said: "Major events concerning the world naturally require strong financial resources as support, and the amount of money must be planned for each place."
Ying Zheng also took a sip of wine and said, "Originally, I thought that I wouldn't make any big moves before I personally took over the royal power, but now it seems that we must make plans in advance."
Jing Liang nodded and said: "Time is indeed a little tight. I heard Master said that he will come to you again in three years, and at that time, the king must have the royal power in his hands."
"My original plan was to first create a batch of new weapons based on the drawings of some novel weapons designed by Li Si, coupled with the improvement and forging of skilled craftsmen, and then conduct drills. If the effect is good, then build a tiger army. Army." Ying Zheng said with high spirits, "But now, I plan to find the hiding place of the 'my weapon', follow the diagram, make a batch of 'my weapon', and equip it directly to the Huben army."
"This..." Jing Liang said in astonishment: "Master, does he know?"
Ying Zheng nodded slightly and said: "He knows, and he allows me to use 'my weapon' when we unify the world, but after unification, 'my weapon' must be destroyed and all records must be erased."
As a warrior, Jing Liang's eyes contained expectations and regrets. He looked forward to seeing the legendary magic weapon as soon as possible, but regretted that in the end this magic weapon would have to be sealed in the world.
"I also plan to cultivate the original grain seeds donated by my predecessors so that they can grow the best varieties suitable for different climates in different places. This can not only benefit the people, but also prepare military rations for the unified army." Ying Zheng seemed to be inspired by the old man in white. Infection, speaking a little slow.
Hearing this, Jing Liang was a little stunned again. He actually didn't know what the old man gave Ying Zheng.
"There are also tools for improving production, vehicles for transportation, horses, metal for making weapons, etc., all of which require money." Ying Zheng said.
Jing Liang's eyes widened and he said, "Your Majesty, the ransom given by Lu Buwei is indeed a lot, but compared with the things you have to do, I'm afraid it's far from enough."
"Haha..." Ying Zheng said with a smile, "Most of what I said are matters of the Qin Dynasty, which will naturally be borne by the national treasury. I only need to make a little supplement. If there is enough left, I would like to build a palace."
"Palace?" Jing Liang asked doubtfully.
Ying Zheng nodded and said: "Yes, the palace. If I hadn't had this idea before, but now..."
Speaking of this, Ying Zheng sighed softly: "Now that I have the destiny of heaven, I have many things and secrets that cannot be known to the world. If you still live in the current palace without even a secret room, how can you discuss important matters."
"Your Majesty is absolutely right." Jing Liang nodded and said, "These secret matters must not be known to outsiders."
"Then when we return to Xianyang, we will start building a palace as a gathering place. We will also build a few more secret rooms inside," Ying Zheng said.
Jing Liang took a sip of wine and said, "I happen to know the structure and design of this secret room, so I should be able to help."
"That would be great." Ying Zheng said happily, "If we recruit some craftsmen from Lu Xiangbang, it will be completed soon."
"The craftsmen at Lu Xiangbang's place?" Jing Liang asked in confusion.
Ying Zheng nodded and briefly told Lu Buwei about recruiting top craftsmen in the world to imitate Jiuding.
Something strange flashed in Jing Liang's eyes, but Ying Zheng didn't notice it.
"I feel that if these craftsmen know about Jiuding, they must not be released into the world." Ying Zheng said, "And imprisoning or placing them under house arrest seems inhumane, especially for these craftsmen. Craftsmanship. Therefore, I plan to use these people to specialize in building or making things that cannot be told to the world."
"Placing these people in this way is the best arrangement. The king will indeed have many things to make that cannot be told to the world in the future." Jing Liang said, "But if we want to draw all these craftsmen from the Prime Minister's Mansion, I am afraid that It will make Lu Xiangbang suspicious."
Ying Zheng picked up the jug and took a sip: "So, we need to requisition in batches. This time, we will first allocate the craftsmen who will build the palace, buildings, and secret rooms. After the palace is completed, we will allocate another batch. Go and make 'My Weapon' and other weapons. The remaining craftsmen will discuss it later if they have anything to make."
"Yeah, a good idea." Jing Liang sighed: "In this case, it will also give these craftsmen a second life and a chance to display their talents, hahaha."
Ying Zheng nodded and said, "I just hope that tomorrow's ransom will be carried out smoothly without any accidents."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, there won't be any mistakes." Jing Liang raised the wine bottle and made a toast gesture, "I would like to present my toast to Your Majesty."
Ying Zheng retorted, raised the wine bottle, and took a sip.
In the early morning of the next day, the two continued to rush back.
At a prearranged mountain ridge, the two men dismounted.
After waiting for a while, another homing pigeon flew over and landed on Jing Liang's arm.
When I opened the letter, I saw it read: "The ransom has been received. Hope to return soon."
Jing Liang handed over to Ying Zheng and said, "Your Majesty, the brothers have received the ransom. It seems that we have to say goodbye for now."
"Then let's act according to the plan." Ying Zheng said.
"Then let's meet in Xianyang City," Jing Liang said.
"Wait a minute," Ying Zheng said urgently, "I suddenly thought that if we act according to the plan, it would definitely be inappropriate to carry so many things with us."
Jing Liang looked at the large and small luggage and bags on Ying Zheng's horse, and smiled: "Indeed, with these things, it doesn't look like a hostage just released by the kidnappers, haha."
"Then Brother Lao Jing will keep it for you and hand it over to me after we meet in Xianyang." Ying Zheng said.
"When did the king become so polite? Don't worry, you won't touch them except me." Jing Liang got off his horse, then transferred the bags to his horse. After tying them, he checked the two bags again. all over.
Ying Zheng also checked his horse, and then handed over his change of clothes, remaining dry food and wine to Jing Liang, leaving only a small half jug of drinking water.
"If you want to pretend, just pretend to be more realistic." Ying Zheng said with a smile.
"Your Majesty, take care." Jing Liang said with cupped hands, "I will follow your Majesty and we will evacuate this place when it is safe."
Ying Zheng nodded, then raised his whip and urged the horse away.
After Ying Zheng ran some distance away, Jing Liang also urged his horse to follow him.
An hour later, a group of men and horses appeared in front. The flag belonged to the Qin State, and the sergeants were also dressed as the Qin Army. They were clearly the Meng Family Army of the Qin State.
Ying Zheng urged his horse to meet him.
At this time, the sergeants also discovered Ying Zheng. But the distance was far and the face could not be seen clearly. Ying Zheng was wearing plain clothes. The sergeant in the row in front reached out and pulled out the arrow feathers.
"Who is coming?"
The sound was loud and loud, reaching miles away. The one who shouted was none other than Meng Tian.
"It's me." Ying Zheng raised his voice and shouted forward.
Meng Tian urged his horse to meet him, but the soldiers at the rear did not move and were waiting for orders.
After seeing Ying Zheng's face clearly, Meng Tian hurriedly stopped his horse, jumped off the horse, and knelt to the ground: "The guilty minister Meng Tian, the rescue came late, please forgive me."
When the sergeants in the rear saw Meng Tian kneeling down and prostrated, they knew that the person coming was Ying Zheng, so they all knelt down and prostrated.
As soon as he finished speaking, Ying Zheng had already rode up to Meng Tian.
Jumping off the horse, Ying Zheng stepped forward to help Meng Tian up and said: "Although General Meng was negligent in this matter, the cause was that I took Princess Hu Yu to play with me. Now I have returned safely. , I am still in a good mood, so I will give General Meng a chance to make up for his past mistakes, that is, he must find out the origin of the assassin and the mastermind behind it."
"The guilty minister has received the decree." Meng Tian said with his hands raised.
The two shouted deliberately loudly so that the sergeants in the rear could hear them.
"Get up." Ying Zheng glanced at Meng Tian.
Meng Tian nodded, stood up, and said loudly: "We sincerely welcome the king back to the camp."
"We sincerely welcome the king back to camp." The sergeants at the rear shouted loudly in unison.
"Let's go, we have something to say on the way." Ying Zheng jumped on his horse and urged the horse forward.
Meng Tian also got on the horse and followed.
"When did Lu Xiangbang arrive?" Ying Zheng asked in a low voice.
"They arrived yesterday." Meng Tian replied, "Lu Xiangbang looked very anxious. After contacting the kidnapper's envoy, he handed over the ransom without saying a word."
"Oh?" Ying Zheng was quite surprised by Lu Buwei's performance.
"After paying the ransom, Lu Xiangbang asked Wei Chen to wait here, and he personally led people to patrol the mountains. And..." Meng Tian paused and said, "In order to find the king, Lu Xiangbang also made very careful arrangements."
Ying Zheng looked at Meng Tian and asked nervously, "Did he discover something?"
Meng Tian replied: "From the current point of view, it should not happen yet. Maybe Lu Xiangbang is too worried about the king, so that's why."
"Then what did he arrange?" Ying Zheng asked.
"Lu Xiangbang has arranged a lot of secret sentries in the mountains. Once he discovers assassins, robbers, or the king, he will be the first to know." Meng Tian said, "Lu Xiangbang has also recruited many defenders from nearby city gates. Surround the entire Qishan Mountain."
Hearing this, Ying Zheng was shocked and worried that Jing Liang would be in danger.
"Lu Xiangbang also ordered people to smear nectar on the ransom, and brought a number of well-trained hunting dogs." Meng Tian said, "It is said that these hunting dogs can track the smell of nectar on the ransom and find the robbers. Lu Xiangbang also ordered, Once traces of the king are found, the hounds will be released immediately to look for ransom. I am afraid that by this time, the secret whistle has already reported it, and the hounds have already taken action. "
"What?!" Ying Zheng was shocked.
If Jing Liang is caught, he will be in big trouble.
