Li Si's alchemy steps seemed simple, just a few twists on the three tripod legs, but Ying Zheng could see that the real secret was on the stone tripod.
The protrusions on the three tripod feet should be three different mechanisms. As long as you remember the steps to open them, all you need to do is set up the fire, send carbon, pour water, and put the medicine.
Who made this cauldron? It’s so powerful!
Ying Zheng looked at the stone tripod, then at Li Si, and asked, "Sir, is this tripod specially used for refining elixirs?"
Li Si nodded and said, "It seems so."
"This method was also taught to you by your seniors?" Ying Zheng asked again.
"Yes, the king can also try what Wei Chen did." Li Si said.
"Okay." Ying Zheng stepped forward decisively and lit the pile of dry firewood.
Although he was not very skilled, it was not complicated after all. After some manipulations, Ying Zheng began to wait for the elixir to be released.
"Sir, who made this stone tripod?" Ying Zheng asked, "And how did it make it so precise?"
Li Si looked at the stone tripod and said: "This stone tripod is specially used to make Linggu Pills, so it must have been made by the Heavenly Inheritor. As for who it is, we don't know."
Such an answer is equivalent to not getting any useful clues.
"Then are the stone cauldron and the nine cauldron similar?" Ying Zheng asked again, "Or can the nine cauldron really be used to make elixirs?"
Li Si thought for a while and then said: "Compared with the Jiuding, this stone tripod is fundamentally different in terms of materials alone, and this stone tripod seems to be more difficult to make."
Now I don't even know how to make dense stone, let alone use dense stone to make a tripod.
After turning around, we returned to this topic.
Ying Zheng stopped asking further questions and started chatting with Li Si.
When the time came, the elixir was indeed made!
It's just that the color seems darker.
"Your Majesty, it seems that there is insufficient water." Li Si said while looking at the elixir that Ying Zheng had prepared.
"Sir, what do you mean, confused?" Ying Zheng asked.
Li Si picked up one, licked it, and then nodded with a grin.
Ying Zheng said disapprovingly: "It will be good if you can do it this first time. If we practice more in the future, it should be fine."
Li Si nodded and said, "Yes, we have plenty of time."
"Yes." Ying Zheng said, "I will first ask Zhao Gao to seal the courtyard so that outsiders are not allowed in."
"Okay." Li Si put out all the fires, put away his things, and left the yard with Ying Zheng.
After Ying Zheng confessed a few things to Zhao Gao, he plunged into the secret room under the study.
The most critical thing at the moment is to translate the drawings of the Nine Tripods and the Royal Tombs as soon as possible.
If you only translate the text, it is actually not difficult. The difficulty lies in the fact that you have to copy the drawings in the drawings.
Without any distractions, Ying Zheng translated the two patterns with extraordinary concentration, which lasted three days.
When it was finally completed, Ying Zheng let out a long breath and stretched again.
Seeing that it was getting late, he had no choice but to go to Jing Kiln the next day. Ying Zheng went to the backyard alone and secretly studied alchemy.
Early the next morning, Ying Zheng and Li Si came to Jing Kiln together.
Jing Kiln is still a busy scene, and the craftsmen are busy loading gunpowder for firecrackers.
Jing Fan took Tian Yi and several other craftsmen to welcome Ying Zheng into the house.
"Haha..." Before he could sit down, Ying Zheng laughed and said, "It seems that Jingyao has been making a lot of firecrackers these days."
Jing Fan smiled and cupped his hands and said, "All the brothers in Jing's class know that the king wants to mine minerals, so they all put aside their arms."
"Yes." Ying Zheng said, "But you must be safe. This gunpowder is different from ordinary things."
"The king is worried that the brothers in the Jing family class are very careful." Jing Fan said, "Wei Chen divided the Jing family class into several groups and each performed their own duties. Therefore, the hidden danger of gunpowder has been reduced a lot. .”
Li Si added on the side: "Wei Chen has also ordered people to use wax
Seal all the firecrackers and keep them under guard day and night, and everything will be fine. "
Ying Zheng nodded approvingly and asked, "How many firecrackers have you prepared?"
"Go back to the king." Jing Fan cupped his hands and said, "Due to the limited quantity of saltpeter, there are currently more than two thousand firecrackers made."
"So many?" Ying Zheng was surprised.
"Sir Tingwei said that the power of firecrackers will be different if the amount of gunpowder is put in. Therefore, Wei Chen prepared firecrackers of different powers to prepare for blasting in different geological conditions." Jing Fan said.
"Okay, okay!" Ying Zheng felt happy and grinned from the corner of his mouth to his ears.
"What are the king's plans for Lu Xiangbang's minerals?" Li Si asked.
"I have been thinking about this matter for the past few days." Ying Zheng stood up and said, "Since we are going to mine for the purpose of making 'my weapons', then the search for mines must not distinguish between public and private. The point is that mining The confidentiality of firecrackers at the time, as well as the identification and protection of various minerals after mining.”
Li Si cupped his hands and said: "Wei Chen suggested that the minerals provided by Lu Xiangbang should be regarded as official mines and mined by the court. The king only needs to show his face. The minerals provided by Master Sima will be secretly mined by Jingjiaban. To mine.”
Ying Zheng nodded and said: "This is a good suggestion. There is both overt and covert, so that many things can be covered up."
At this moment, a craftsman came in and announced that Sima and his son had arrived.
Before coming to Jingyao, Ying Zheng sent someone to call Sima Hong, and Sima Jie was recently in charge of teaching the Jing family class to learn Chinese characters, so he also came.
"The humble ministers pay their respects to the king." After Sima and his son entered the door, they bowed together.
"No courtesy, no courtesy." Ying Zheng stepped forward and helped Sima Hong, "Sit down quickly."
Everyone sat down and Ying Zheng said: "Before Lord Sima came, we were discussing the mining of minerals."
After saying that, Ying Zheng raised his hand to signal Li Si.
Li Si explained the plan just now.
After hearing this, Sima Hong said with a smile: "Okay, in that case, we can travel immediately."
Ying Zheng looked surprised and asked, "Master Sima, don't you need to make some preparations?"
"What should be prepared, I have already prepared. I am just waiting for the king to decide who will accompany the king on the trip." Sima Hong said.
"Except for the ladies in the harem and you, just let the Meng family brothers bring some Meng family troops with them," Ying Zheng said.
"Your Majesty, please set a date for departure." Li Si said.
"You must make preparations within three days. After three days, set off from the south gate." Ying Zheng said decisively.
Everyone responded with arms raised.
Ying Zheng took out the two packages he had brought and placed the copied Jiuding secret book and the royal tomb drawings on the table.
"I leave these two things to you. Don't lose them." Ying Zheng looked at Jing Fan and said.
Jing Fan raised his eyebrows and cupped his hands and said, "Jing Fan will definitely live up to the king's trust."
"You don't have to accompany me on this trip. You must study these two patterns as soon as possible." Ying Zheng said.
"Wei Chen has selected twenty craftsmen with mining experience for the king, led by Tian Yi, to help the king search for mines and open mountains." Jing Fan said.
"Okay!" Ying Zheng said happily, "Let Tian Yi be responsible for this mining team from now on, and then recruit some private miners to expand the team."
Tian Yi was overjoyed and bowed to thank him.
After the arrangements were made, Ying Zheng, Li Si, Sima and his son went to Meng Mansion together.
The Meng family is still in the period of observing filial piety, and the family cannot be without someone in charge, so Ying Zhengcai planned to let Meng Wu stay behind and take the Meng family brothers out.
After Meng Tian and Meng Yi heard about it, they were beaming with joy.
After returning to Gucheng Palace, Ying Zheng told the ladies about the trip in three days, and the ladies were very happy.
"Your Majesty, where are you going to play this time?" Wenxuan asked.
"Probably some of the peaks on the north side of the Qinling Mountains. The mountains and rivers there are beautiful, but it's a good place to visit in summer." Ying Zheng said with a smile.
Beautiful mountains and clear waters come second, and the most important thing is the presence of minerals.
More importantly, once the family has a mine, the children will have nothing to worry about in the future.
"Go to the mountains. You won't encounter tigers, right?" Princess Lanting said. "I still want to see the sea." Lanting said.
"Qi State has a lot of Linhai." Ying Zheng said with a smile, "How about I send you back to your parents' home?"
"Your Majesty." Lan Ting squeaked and turned away.
"The mountains are nice, you can hunt in the mountains." Seeing that Lan Ting seemed angry, Hu Yu quickly comforted her.
"Hunting is good." Ying Zheng looked at Hu Yu and said, "But I didn't say I would take you with me."
"Ah?" Hu Yu opened his mouth wide, "Why?"
"Last time I competed with you, I lost, so I won't take you with me this time." Ying Zheng's tone was quite firm.
"Your Majesty." Hu Yu imitated the coquettish behavior of the other sisters, "Why don't you stop competing? Take me with you."
Several people were amused by Hu Yu's tone.
"No." Ying Zheng pretended to be serious.
"Sister, look at the king." Hu Yu asked Nansu for help.
Nan Su smiled and pleaded for Hu Yu: "Your Majesty, please stop teasing her. Hu Yu didn't say he wanted to compete with you in archery."
"You are not allowed to go without competing." Ying Zheng said with a straight face, "And you, you are not allowed to go either."
"Ah?" Nan Su was stunned, regretting that he had helped Hu Yu plead for mercy.
Hu Yu came over and said, "The king doesn't dare to compete. It's understandable that he won't let me go. Why won't he even let my sister go?"
"Green Gourd Sword Fairy"
Ying Zheng looked at the two of them and said seriously: "You two are pregnant and need to take good care of the baby in the palace, so you can't go."
Hearing what Ying Zheng said, Hu Yu couldn't refute it. Who knew that he and Nan Su were already Ying Zheng's flesh and blood.
The smiles of the other three princesses also froze on their faces.
"Your Majesty, isn't this good?" Wen Xuan gently tested Ying Zheng's attitude.
Ying Zheng sighed softly and said: "Actually, I don't want to take you all with me. It's just that the medical books say that these two days are a critical period and they must be extremely careful. Moreover, this trip cannot last for only a few days. Coming back."
Hu Yu rolled his eyes and said, "Don't you, the king, have that magical ancient elixir? It can cure any disease, so what are you afraid of? Besides, we are not that delicate."
Only if you're not delicate, okay.
"Yes." Nan Su also came over, wanting to fight for it, "Why don't you ask your husband? If he is sure that nothing will happen to Hu Yu and me, then there will be no problem."
Ying Zheng also felt that it would be safer to ask Li Si. After all, if they were left alone, he would be worried.
"Wait a minute, I'll go ask sir." After saying that, Ying Zheng left the room.
Not long after, Ying Zheng came back with a smile.
Seeing Ying Zheng's expression, the five ladies knew that there should be no big problem.
Sure enough, Ying Zheng raised his voice and said, "I asked my husband, and he said that it will be fine if I take you with me."
"Great!" Hu Yu hugged Nan Su happily.
"Ouch." Nansu shouted, holding his stomach.
"Sister, what's wrong with you?" Hu Yu asked anxiously.
"Yours, your scabbard touched me." Nansu actually didn't feel any pain, just out of caution.
Everyone: "..."
"Oh." Hu Yu quickly moved the golden sword he was carrying as a gift from Ying Zheng.
Ying Zheng smiled bitterly and shook his head.
Before I even left the house, I was already yelling.
It seems that many women gathering together are inherently dangerous, regardless of whether they can go out or not.
In the next three days, Ying Zheng organized the items he wanted to bring, especially the "Book of Mountains and Seas" that he had translated before, and the map that the old man in white had given him before.
Three days later, Ying Zheng led the team out of the south gate of Xianyang City.
The first goal is Taibai Mountain in Qinling Mountains.
