Early the next morning, the traveling team continued to move southwest.
There were stops and starts along the way, and there was constant laughter and laughter.
And every night, Ying Zheng would take out a book to read, and most of the time, he would take a pen and make circles on the slips.
Finally on this day, the team came to the area of Taibai Mountain.
"Your Majesty, moving forward is the location shown on the map. The guide is already exploring ahead." Lu Wen pointed in a direction and said to Ying Zheng.
"What kind of mine is this?" Ying Zheng asked.
"According to records in some ancient books, what is produced in this mine is called zinc," Lu Wu said.
"Okay, let's go directly." Ying Zheng waved his hand.
The group of people continued to move forward, relying on the guide's guidance, and came to a hillside with a deep ravine below.
"Your Majesty, this zinc mine is just below this ravine. There is a crack in the rock. If you dig down, you can find that kind of ore." Lu Wen pointed to the bottom of the ravine and said.
"Very good." Ying Zheng nodded and said, "Set up camp here. When everything is ready, you stay here to prospect. I will go to Yongcheng to visit the Queen Mother first."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Although they did not expect that Ying Zheng did not want to delay here, Lu Wen and Lu Wu still said obediently.
That night, after setting up camp, Ying Zheng and a group of others had another drink.
On the second day, Ying Zheng made some arrangements and left with everyone, leaving Lu Wen and Lu Wu behind to mine zinc mines with Lu Mansion soldiers and Kuang Gong.
After leaving the scope of Taibai Mountain, Meng Tian, who was following Ying Zheng, breathed a sigh of relief: "Finally we are rid of them."
Ying Zheng's lips curled up slightly: "What, you hate them?"
Meng Tian shook his head slightly and said, "Not at all. Wei Chen feels that these two brothers from the Lu family are pretty good people."
"Yes." Meng Yi answered, "We are just not used to having people from the Lu family around."
"If they are not from the Lu family, these two people are worth dating." Meng Tian added.
"Haha." Ying Zheng said with a smile, "So you guys feel the same way."
Hu Yu blinked at the side and said, "Are the people in Lu Mansion all bad people?"
Ying Zheng breathed a sigh of relief: "That's not necessarily true. In the past few days since I came out, I have been thinking whether we are biased against Father Zhong because my crowning ceremony was postponed."
Several people were silent and seemed to be thinking about this issue.
Li Si, who was following behind, smiled softly and nodded secretly.
"Let the team speed up. Lord Sima should be waiting at the Weishui Ferry in front." Ying Zheng seemed to have finished thinking and urged.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Meng Tian responded.
The whole army accelerated their march.
After traveling north for another day, the Weishui Ferry appeared in front of us.
At the same time, there was also a team of chariots and horses, headed by Sima Hong.
Ying Zheng urged his horse forward and said with a smile: "Sir Ma, I've been waiting for a long time."
Sima Hong cupped his hands and said, "Weichen has just arrived here. After coming out of Xianyang, Weichen took the craftsmen to Qishan first. After confirming the location, he came to the ferry to wait for the king."
"Thank you for your hard work." Ying Zheng said with a smile.
"Uncle." Meng Tian and Meng Yi also came over to say hello.
After greeting each other, everyone boarded the boat to cross the river in batches.
The Wei River can be said to be the river that the Qin people most depended on for survival. Most of the major city-states of the Qin Dynasty were built along the Wei River.
If you keep walking along the river, you can return to Xianyang.
After waiting on the boat, Ying Zheng looked at the river flowing eastward and couldn't help but sigh: "Once upon a time, the Wei River carried the dreams and hopes of the old Qin people, which was to keep moving eastward along the Wei River! Now! , the ancestors finally turned the Wei River into the inland river of the Qin Dynasty."
Meng Tian and Meng Yi were infected by Ying Zheng's words and looked towards the direction of the river. Their lofty ideals could not help but drift away into the distance.
"It's just a pity." Li Si said from the side, "The Weishui River eventually became a tributary of the Yellow River."
Several people nearby, including Ying Zheng, looked at Li Si.
You, a native of Chu, are a bit disappointed.
But I heard Li Si continue to say: "So the king's goal should be transferred from the Wei River to the Yellow River. One day, the Yellow River will also become the inland river of the Qin Dynasty."
this
The words are domineering.
Ying Zheng raised his eyes from the river and looked at the vast sky.
"Your Majesty, does your Majesty know why the Yellow River got its name?" Li Si asked.
Ying Zheng looked at Li Si and said, "I have also searched for some classics, but found nothing. I am also curious, why is such a clear river called the Yellow River?"
Li Si smiled and said, "Does your Majesty still remember why Huangshan got its name?"
"Ah?" Ying Zheng asked in surprise, "Is it because of Huangdi?"
When Ying Zheng said this, Meng Tian, Meng Yi, and Sima Hong all looked at Li Si in surprise.
"That's right." Li Si said, "The reason why the Yellow River is called the Yellow River is precisely because of the Yellow Emperor. The world only knows that Dayu controlled the water, but they don't know that at the time of the Yellow Emperor, the Yellow Emperor was already controlling the Yellow River that frequently flooded."
It turns out that this is the case. No wonder the Heavenly Successors of all ages have been controlling the water.
But this topic is obviously not easy to ask in depth in front of so many people.
Li Si did not continue to say anything, probably just to hint that Ying Zheng would also face the task of regulating the Yellow River in the future.
After all the troops had crossed the ferry in batches, Ying Zheng gave the order to march towards Qishan.
Getting closer and closer to Qishan, Ying Zheng couldn't help but think of the past.
The magical journey with Jing Ke, and the encounter with the old man in white...
Ying Zheng called Li Si over and rode in a carriage with Li Si.
"Sir, we are almost at Qishan," Ying Zheng said.
Li Si smiled and said, "Why, does the king have any feelings for you?"
I ask knowingly, otherwise why would I ask you to come?
"I think of Brother Jing. I wonder how he is now." Ying Zheng said with a hint of helplessness and deep nostalgia in his tone.
"He should be able to take care of himself." Li Si said, "If the king is worried, it is better to write him a letter."
"Sir, are you joking? How can you write a letter without his address?" Ying Zheng said angrily.
Li Si just looked at Ying Zheng with a smile and did not answer.
Ying Zheng looked at Li Si's expression and asked doubtfully, "Sir, I must know Brother Jing's address."
Li Si smiled: "Weichen really doesn't know the address, but Weichen knows a way to get in touch with Jing Ke."
"What method?" Ying Zheng asked eagerly.
"Has the king forgotten how Jing Ke always gets in touch with others?" Li Si asked.
Ying Zheng thought for a moment, and his eyes suddenly lit up: "It's a carrier pigeon!"
Li Si nodded and said, "Yes, some of Jing Ke's carrier pigeons are still in Wenlei. The king can release the carrier pigeons, and they will naturally fly to Jing Ke's side."
"Okay, okay!" Ying Zheng patted his thigh and said, "In this way, I have also solved one of my worries."
Li Si continued: "However, we can only go back to Xianyang to talk about it."
"It's no time to rush." Ying Zheng turned to say, "I called sir for another matter."
"Your Majesty, please speak." Li Si said.
"I remember that my husband once said that Qishan is also one of the eyes of fire." Ying Zheng said.
"Yes, Qishan was indeed one of the Fire Eyes." Li Si said.
"It used to be?" Ying Zheng asked doubtfully, "Is it not the case now?"
Li Si nodded and said: "According to legend, Qishan is the birthplace of Chinese civilization, so the first few Tianhei people spared no effort to repair the fire eyes there. The energy and time spent were several times that of other fire eyes. In the end, , finally sealed the fire eye there forever."
"In other words, the natural power there has been restored?" Ying Zheng asked.
"Yes." Li Si replied, "So the Celestial Eye is no longer stored there. This is why Master had to go to Lishan Mountain in advance to borrow the Celestial Eye from Yaizhen when he met you there."
"Then where is the Tianmu that was originally stored in Qishan now?" Ying Zheng asked eagerly.
"I'm afraid only Master can give the King an answer to this matter." Li Si said helplessly, "But there is no need to worry, Your Majesty. Master will definitely help the King gather his Heavenly Eyes."
Hearing what Li Si said, Ying Zheng's heart dropped to his stomach.
Li Si sighed softly and said, "Thanks to the seniors for completely repairing Qishan's Fire Eye, otherwise, how could the current Da Qin be so smooth?"
Ying Zheng wrinkled
He raised his eyebrows and asked, "Sir, does the repair of this fire eye really have such a big impact on us?"
"Of course." Li Si said with certainty, "Today's Qin territory has three places where the Celestial Eye is placed, Qishan, Lishan, and Huashan, running from west to east through the Qin Dynasty, and this connection is also called by folk warlocks It’s the dragon vein. In fact, the theory of this dragon vein is not groundless, but it is defined according to the arrangement of the fire eyes.”
"Dragon Veins?..." Ying Zheng murmured, "Does it mean that the nine fire eyes are connected?"
Li Si shook his head and said: "One thing is that the king is wrong. The nine heavenly eyes are only guarded by nine guardian beasts at nine key fire eyes, but there are not only nine fire eyes in the world. "
With Li Si's reminder, Ying Zheng suddenly realized that since there are so many volcanoes in the world, there must be countless flaming eyes.
At this time, Meng Yi urged his horse to come to the carriage, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, we have entered the territory of Qishan. My uncle sent a message back from the front and asked if we should set up camp first."
Ying Zheng looked at the sky and said, "Give me the order to speed up and head towards the mine. We will reach the predetermined location before dark."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Meng Yi drove his horse forward to deliver the order.
The whole army accelerated their march, and finally arrived near the mine before dark.
The reason why Ying Zheng decided this way was because Sima Hong had mentioned before that this mineral was special when it was discovered.
"The Sword Comes"
As we all know, there are many ancient tombs in Qishan, and this mine was accidentally discovered by a royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty when he was digging a tomb for himself.
Because all they found were dark white powder, they were laid under the tomb, and the rest were stored in the dark room of the tomb.
The reason why Sima Jie knew this news was because a craftsman in Sima Mansion was the descendant of a craftsman who participated in the construction of the tomb.
At that time, the craftsman felt that the white stone powder was unusual, so he brought some back privately and took people to refine it secretly. As a result, he refined something similar to metal, which was passed down from generation to generation and recorded. Entered the family tree.
Sima Hong got the "heirloom" of the craftsman in the house, and after showing it to Li Si, Li Si said that this piece of metal could be used to make alloys. So, this location was chosen.
However, Ying Zheng couldn't help but feel a little entangled at the thought of going to "rob the tomb" again.
I am the king of the Qin Dynasty, so why do I wander around other people's tombs every day?
Ying Zheng remembered what Jing Fan had said to him before setting off, so he ordered someone to call Meng Yi.
"Meng Yi, I came to you because I want to discuss something with you alone." Ying Zheng said directly.
Meng Yi cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, please speak."
Ying Zheng pulled Meng Yi to sit down and then said, "I went to King Wu's Tomb last time. How did it feel?"
Meng Yi scratched his head with a smile and said, "I feel okay, but sometimes I feel a little fuzzy."
Ying Zheng didn't beat around the bush and asked, "Do you want to practice your courage?"
"What does the king mean?" Meng Yi didn't quite understand what Ying Zheng meant.
"I am thinking that for this mineral in front of me, it is undoubtedly the most convenient to use the tomb next to it to excavate." Ying Zheng said, "In the future, whether it is mining or treasure hunting, we may often deal with tombs."
Meng Yi looked at Ying Zheng and didn't understand what this had to do with him.
Ying Zheng continued: "Now the Jing family class is studying the tomb of King Wu. On this trip, more than twenty craftsmen came together. I thought, why not set up a special team to search for the tomb and dig out treasures."
"This is a good idea." Meng Yi said.
The reason why Ying Zheng had such an idea was actually to make it easier for him to search for historical sites in the future.
Ying Zheng nodded and said, "But without a reliable person to manage such a team, I can't rest assured."
"Your Majesty is saying..." Meng Yi vaguely guessed what Ying Zheng meant.
"Why don't you manage this tomb-hunting team?" Ying Zheng said with a smile, "We have already thought of a name. Since it was born to search for ores, how about calling it 'Golden Shadow'? "
Meng Yi hesitated for a moment and finally made up his mind: "Okay, I promise to the king."
"Okay! It's settled." Ying Zheng said happily.
If you don't become more courageous, how can you lead your army to fight in the future?
