Ying Zheng flipped the scroll and said, "This "Lu's Spring and Autumn" really took a lot of effort from Father Zhong!"
With a proud smile on his face, Lu Buwei said: "Although this book took some effort, it will benefit future generations, so why not do it."
"Father Zhong still has a broad mind!" Ying Zheng exclaimed in admiration, saying this from the bottom of his heart.
"Where, where." Lu Buwei said humbly, "The old minister handed this volume to the king because he wanted to ask the king to read it through and see what needs to be changed. After all, the things compiled by the old minister will also be changed under certain circumstances. It is regarded as representing some of Qin’s views.”
"This is indeed true." Ying Zheng nodded and said, "Then let me examine this book from the perspective of the temple of Qin."
Lu Buwei is a cautious person and will certainly not take such political risks. If something goes against the Qin Dynasty after it is released, it will not end well for him. Therefore, he must first ask Ying Zheng to review it.
Ying Zheng did not turn over the scroll anymore, but restored it to its original state. He planned to read it all night, but when he saw the four words on the cover, he suddenly thought of something and asked: "Father Zhong, what is the name of this book?" , has it been decided?”
Lu Buwei nodded and said: "It was decided early in the morning, and it will be called "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals"."
Ying Zheng asked thoughtfully: "On this issue, I only realized today that Father Zhong is the 'Lu family', not the 'Lu family name'."
Lu Buwei's smile became slightly stiff and he said, "Indeed, I am the Lu family, not the Lu family."
Regarding his surname, Lu Buwei never mentioned it to anyone else in Qin.
"I have always thought that Father Zhong's surname is Lu." Ying Zheng said, "Come to think of it, it seems that I have never heard Father Zhong mention this matter. May I ask what is the surname of Father Zhong?"
Lu Buwei smiled and said, "Such a trivial matter is not worth mentioning."
Ying Zheng looked at Lu Buwei with sharp eyes and said, "Is it really so mysterious that even a few people can't know about it?"
Lu Buwei saw that Ying Zheng insisted on asking questions, so he couldn't hide it and said: "I dare not hide it from the king. The family name is Jiang. The ancestors warned that you should try not to mention the family name on weekdays."
Ying Zheng said with a smile: "It turns out that Father Zhong's surname is Jiang and his surname is Lu. This is the first time I heard Father Zhong say..."
Before he could finish speaking, Ying Zheng's smile froze on his face.
Jiang's surname is Lu?
Lu Buwei looked at Ying Zheng expressionlessly.
"Father Zhong, could it be that... you are..." Ying Zheng's brows twitched twice and he said, "The original feudal lord of Qi State?"
Lu Buwei nodded lightly, sighed, and said: "It's been a long time ago. Ever since the Tian family succeeded Qi, our ancestors ordered our descendants not to speak out their surnames easily, so as not to insult the majesty of our ancestors. "
"So that's it." Ying Zheng said apologetically, "I am just ignorant, please don't blame Father Zhong."
"Haha, it doesn't matter." Lu Buwei smiled and said, "This country is not lost in the hands of the old minister. It has been more than a hundred years, and the old minister's ancestors and other clansmen have long looked down upon it."
"It turns out that since Father Zhong is also a famous noble, the whole family must have suffered a lot in the years since he left Qi State." Ying Zheng said with a solemn expression.
"In order to seek refuge back then, the entire family dispersed to various countries. Some even changed their names, and even those who were farther away lost contact." Lu Buwei said slowly, his eyes a little cloudy.
Seeing that Lu Buwei was a little moved by the scene, Ying Zheng comforted him and said, "As Father Zhong said, it's a thing of the past, so why bother yourself."
Lu Buwei looked at Ying Zheng.
Don't you have to ask?
Lu Buwei let out a breath and said: "Now that I am honored as the Prime Minister of the Qin Dynasty and was named Marquis of Wenxin by the late king, it is a statement that has not insulted my ancestors."
"Yes, I think about what a feat it was for the Grand Duke to assist King Wu and bring peace to the people..." At the end of the sentence, Ying Zheng suddenly felt a strange feeling.
etc.
Grandpa...?
Don't know
For some reason, the dream he had before suddenly appeared in Ying Zheng's mind.
In the tomb of King Wu of Zhou Dynasty, an old man called himself Taigong, said that his life was about to end, and said goodbye to a middle-aged man opposite...
Could it be that the person in the dream was Taigong Jiang?
The middle-aged man opposite him must be King Wu of Zhou.
Could it be that it was not a dream, but an illusion that I saw after entering King Wu’s Mausoleum?
Before, Ying Zheng didn't take that dream seriously. It wasn't until the word "grandfather" was mentioned just now that Ying Zheng remembered the dream.
Strangely enough, that dream appeared in my mind extremely clearly, and even what the two people said at that time was exactly the same.
After briefly recalling the dream, Ying Zheng came back to his senses, but saw that Lu Buwei was still there. He seemed to have heard the word "Tai Gong" and was even more entranced than Ying Zheng.
"Father Zhong." Ying Zheng called softly.
Only then did Lu Buwei come back to his senses, smiled and said, "The achievements of our ancestors will naturally be judged by future generations."
"Yes." Ying Zheng said, "Sima Jie is also collecting historical information. How about I ask him to focus on searching for some historical information related to Taigong?"
"If that's the case, it's naturally good." Lu Buwei said happily.
Little did they know that Ying Zheng was ostensibly doing this for Lu Buwei, but actually he wanted to find more stories and clues about Jiang Ziya and King Wu Jifa.
Lu Buwei pushed the volume of "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals" on the table towards Ying Zheng and said, "I can't believe that a question of one word can involve so many past events. If the king changes it again, what will happen to the veteran minister?" Speaking of which, it’s worth a thousand gold.”
After all, this volume is Lu Buwei’s hard work and sustenance.
Ying Zheng smiled and said jokingly: "Every time I change a word, Father Zhong will give me a thousand pieces of gold."
"Hahaha..." Lu Buwei laughed, "It seems that the king is going to scatter all the family wealth of the old minister."
"I'm just joking. This book was created by thousands of scholars, so there is nothing that needs to be changed." Ying Zheng said with a smile.
Lu Buwei thought for a while and said: "It's better than this. Even if the king can modify this scroll at will, the veteran will still have a backup. After the king has finished modifying it, the veteran will take it back to the palace and let the bachelors modify it again. Who can modify it? , I really reward him with a thousand pieces of gold!"
The reason why Lu Buwei said this was to divert away from the topic of his last name.
"Father Zhong, you really overestimate me." Ying Zheng said.
"Your Majesty, don't worry. When the time comes, it's up to the old minister to decide whether to change or not." Lu Buwei said with squinted eyes.
Ying Zheng smiled bitterly and shook his head, then put the scroll away and placed it in the inner room of the study.
After sitting back, Ying Zheng said: "Father Zhong, Lu Wen and others must have already talked about the gains from this trip."
Lu Buwei nodded and said: "They said it, but I don't know what the situation is like in the mine where the king went?"
"Not bad, it was a craftsman from Lord Sima's family who provided the information." Ying Zheng said, "It's just that the entrance to the mine is a noble's tomb."
"Cemetery?" Lu Buwei frowned and asked, "Isn't it unlucky?"
Ying Zheng shook his head and said: "We are going to dig mines, not to dig graves. There is nothing unlucky."
"It's better to be careful." Lu Buwei said.
"What Father Zhong reminds me is that I will not be in danger myself in the future." Ying Zheng said, "Then it is better to recruit some people who specialize in tomb robbing to help us explore."
Lu Buwei stroked his beard and said, "This is a good idea."
"Then there is Lao Zhongfu, who secretly recruits some capable people who know these grave-digging tricks." Ying Zheng said.
"Secretly?" Lu Buwei asked, "Why secretly?"
"Actually, it can be light or dark. It's just that because of the face of the court, I don't want other countries to laugh at me. Da Qin is recruiting some roosters and dog thieves." Ying Zheng said.
"Okay!" Lu Buwei said, "Just
According to the king's wishes. "
The reason why Lu Buwei was asked to cooperate in recruiting tomb robbers was mostly because he was afraid that someone would criticize him after finding out. If Lu Buwei was asked to come forward, if something happened, it would only be Lu Buwei's responsibility.
Seeing that he had achieved this goal, Ying turned around and said, "Father Zhong, I have one more thing to do."
"Your Majesty, please speak." Lu Buwei said.
"Before, I mentioned to Father Zhong that I wanted to imitate King Wu's Mausoleum and build a royal mausoleum that belongs to me. Now that the overall pattern of King Wu's Tomb has been found, I want to start this plan immediately." Ying Zheng was very excited. Said solemnly.
Lu Buwei thought for a while and said: "It is understandable that the king builds a royal tomb, but there must be a lot of preparation work, and a thorough plan and plan should be made."
What Lu Buwei said makes sense. Building a royal tomb is no small matter, not to mention that what Ying Zheng wants to build is not an ordinary royal tomb.
If Lu Buwei had known how huge the royal tomb was, his jaw would not have dropped.
"So, Father Zhong, tell me, what aspects should I start from?" Ying Zheng asked quite modestly.
Lu Buwei stroked his beard again and said: "To start a large-scale project, the first thing is to estimate the overall money required, the number of workers, and the raw materials required based on its scale, and then predict The construction period is set, and there are also changes that may occur midway.”
After hearing what Lu Buwei said, Ying Zheng felt that what he had thought before was too simple. It is impossible to complete such a huge project relying solely on Jingjia Ban.
In terms of money alone, it is definitely not a small number.
Ying Zheng let out a breath and said, "What Father Zhong said is right, how about we make the same decision?"
Isn't this an opportunity for Lu Buwei to ask for money? After all, there was that saying just now that one word is worth a thousand pieces of gold.
Lu Buwei frowned slightly and said: "In terms of money, although the national treasury is still quite sufficient, it cannot spend all the expenses at once. After all, a lot of money has been spent to build the Zhengguo Canal, and that time The king was kidnapped and some were used.”
Ying Zheng: "..."
"So the old minister suggested that the money for the construction of the royal tomb should be allocated year by year from the national treasury to relieve the pressure. But I don't know if the king has an estimate of how long the construction period will take." Lu Buwei said.
The construction of the royal tombs was done step by step. Ying Zheng really didn't think about this carefully, so he thought about it for a moment and said, "Ten years, ten years is enough."
The reason why I say ten years is because he and Li Si made a plan to conquer the world in ten years. In fact, Ying Zheng himself could not estimate whether the royal tomb could be built within ten years.
"Ten years?" Lu Buwei was shocked, "So long?"
"Father Zhong doesn't know something." Ying Zheng said, "The drawings are not as simple as they appear on the surface. Moreover, it is not just the floor we have been to, but there are two more floors."
The first three floors of King Wu's Mausoleum are all almost the same, so it doesn't matter if they all are told to Lu Buwei.
"That's it." Lu Buwei said, "If that's the case, then we need to consider adding more manpower."
"I have thought about it. The Zheng Guo Canal project has already used a lot of labor. This time, I have decided to send the entire Meng family army there to assist in the construction." Ying Zheng's tone was quite affirmative.
Lu Buwei rolled his eyes and said, "This is a solution, but I don't know if the Meng family has any objections."
"Presumably they won't have any big objections." Ying Zheng said, "As for dealing with the war, aren't there still powerful generals such as Wang Jian."
Lu Buwei nodded and agreed with Ying Zheng's statement: "If this is the case, it is not a bad idea. Then the veteran will allocate the first year's expenses to purchase various equipment for excavation."
"Then there is Lao Zhongfu." Ying Zheng said.
"Old minister, please retire." Lu Buwei stood up and said.
After sending Lu Buwei away, Ying Zhengan sat quietly at his desk, planning the plan to build the royal tomb.
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