Xi's words immediately made Ying Zheng's heart and soul tremble, and he felt a few beads of cold sweat flow down his neck to his chest.
However, Liu An's expression did not change much, as if he had known his fate for a long time.
"Senior." Ying Zheng's eyes were as bright as a torch and he cupped his hands and said, "This matter all started from below. I don't know if I can be accommodating."
Liu An became more curious after hearing Ying Zheng's story and broke into the forbidden area. In terms of responsibility, Ying Zheng is really not a small person.
There was still no expression on Xi's face: "Rules are rules, how can they be broken easily? Besides, I haven't reminded you before."
"Liu An just broke through the forbidden area in a moment of recklessness." Ying Zheng said urgently, "Junior promises that he will never reveal the secrets here, let alone mention to anyone that he has met senior."
"Hmph!" Xi looked a little impatient, "This matter cannot be discussed. If you want to save his life, you have to lock him in this cave for the rest of his life."
Ying Zheng seemed to see a glimmer of hope and asked, "Seriously?"
Xi stood up, walked to the door of the cave, and said, "It's a pity that I can't always keep an eye on him. Don't count on that."
Ying Zheng understood that Xi was afraid that Liu An would run out again and it would be even more troublesome if he saw Huoyan.
"Is there really no other way?" Ying Zheng walked to Xi's side and his tone softened a lot.
"Alas!" Xi seemed to sigh, "If it weren't for you, do you think he would still be alive today? In order to let him see you for the last time, I have been guarding him for nearly three days. Not only can he not eat Even if I kill him, I still have to provide him with food and drink. Fortunately, Your Majesty did not blame me, otherwise this year’s crime of leaving his post without permission would not be a light one.”
A few words left Ying Zheng speechless.
Everyone has given in like this, what else do you want?
At this time, I heard another voice coming from outside the door: "Your Majesty."
Li Si stepped in from outside the cave and came to Ying Zheng.
"We have all heard what happened, senior Yaizhen, and we have indeed broken the rules." After saying that, Li Si looked at Liu An, with some reproach and concern in his eyes.
Ying Zheng pulled Li Si aside and asked softly: "Is there really no way to accommodate this matter?"
Li Si sighed and said: "The plan for now is to prevent the incident from expanding and the situation from getting worse. We can only abandon small righteousness and pursue big plans."
"Sir, do you mean to abandon Liu An and ignore him?" Ying Zheng frowned.
"Let alone Liu An, even if Meng Tian or Zhao Gao are here, they may not be able to keep it." Li Si's tone was a little helpless.
The few words that were written like a knife stabbed Ying Zheng's heart with blood.
I can't imagine what the consequences would be if Meng Tian really broke in here.
Liu An seemed to have guessed what Ying Zheng and Li Si were talking about. He walked up to the two of them, raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty, can you please listen to me and say a few words."
Ying Zheng turned around, looked at Liu An and said, "Whatever you want to say, just say it."
Liu An was silent for a moment and said: "The common people were curious that day and saw something they shouldn't have seen. So the moment they saw Senior Xi, the common people knew that my life was over."
Ying Zheng looked at Xi on the other side and saw it squatting down again.
"Unexpectedly, Senior Xi was so magnanimous that he did not kill me on the spot, but gave me a chance to see the king again." Liu An continued, "And he also took the common people to several places so that I could see the king again. The grassroots people completed the previous construction drawings.”
"Oh?" Ying Zheng looked at Liu An in surprise.
Liu An took out a roll of brocade silk from his arms and handed it to Ying Zheng: "Your Majesty, the terrain map you brought back before is incomplete in many places. In the past few days, the common people have personally gone to see the terrain in the forbidden area. It was completed one by one based on the situation, but there are still some details that need to be modified.”
Ying Zheng looked at Liu An blankly, feeling grateful that even when his life was hanging by a thread, he did not forget to complete the plans for building the mausoleum.
Seeing that Ying Zheng had no reaction, Liu An simply squatted on the ground, opened the brocade silk and spread it flat, and took Ying Zheng to look at the drawings together and started explaining.
Ying Zheng calmed down, looked at the drawings carefully, and listened.
Following Liu An’s explanation.
The basis of this drawing was drawn by Li Si, but after all, he was not as professional as Liu An, so he came over to listen together.
Liu An's accomplishments in drawing and surveying were almost second to none in the Jing family class, much better than Jing Fan. That's why Jing Fan ordered him to assist Ying Zheng in completing the initial analysis and drawings of the terrain. draw.
Tomato free reading
Liu An's improvements to the designs were extremely valuable, and even Li Si nodded frequently.
It's a pity that the last and most critical part is still missing.
After the explanation, Liu An said with regret: "It's a pity that this last step has not been completed. Your Majesty, you are here early."
Ying Zheng's mood was extremely complicated. When he heard what he said, his nose felt sour and he almost shed tears.
After calming down for a while, Ying Zheng walked to Xi's side, cupped his hands and said, "Senior, I would like to ask you to give Liu An some more time, can you?"
Xi didn't want to take Liu An's life right away, so she asked in a deep voice: "How long will it take?"
Seeing that Xi was relieved, Ying Zheng turned around and asked Liu An: "How long will it take you to completely complete the design?"
Ying Zheng said while winking at Liu An.
"The common people only use..."
"Back to the king, it will take at least three days to complete the drawings." Li Si interrupted Liu An and said urgently.
Liu An didn't understand what Ying Zheng meant, thinking that Ying Zheng was asking him to show off his skills, so he planned to talk for a long time, but Li Si took the words away.
Ying Zheng nodded to Li Si, then turned to Xi and said, "Three days, I would like to ask my senior to extend my time for another three days, can you?"
Li Si also helped by saying: "Yes, senior, building the royal tomb is a big deal and cannot be done carelessly."
I saw Xi's copper bell-like eyes swaying from side to side, and said calmly: "Well, I'll give you more time this year and give you a proper farewell. However, you still can't step out of this cave in these three days. I’ll be watching outside this year.”
After that, Xi got up and walked out of the cave, leaving the cave to Ying Zheng and others.
After Xi left, the atmosphere in the cave finally calmed down, and Ying Zheng felt much more relaxed.
"You, you, you." Ying Zheng pointed at Liu An with his hand and said, "Tell me what you want me to do. I have repeatedly told you that you are not allowed to cross the barrier. How can you... ugh!"
Ying Zheng sighed heavily, as if to resolve the resentment in his heart.
"Your Majesty, if things have come to this, please stop blaming him." Li Si advised.
"Your Majesty, if you die to build the royal mausoleum, the common people really have no regrets." Liu An said solemnly.
Ying Zheng saw Liu An so happy and calm, and he slowly accepted the result: "Okay, in that case, tell me what worries you have and what unfulfilled wishes you have, I will definitely help you fulfill it."
Liu An lowered his head and thought for a moment, then a trace of sadness finally appeared on his face and said: "In this regard, the common people are allowed to take advantage of the situation in the past few days to think about it, and then reply to the king after completing the design."
"Okay!" Ying Zheng said, "In these three days, I will stay in this cave with you and be inseparable from you."
"This, how did this happen?" Liu An said.
"No need to say more." Ying Zheng waved his hand, then looked at Li Sidao, "Sir, I would like to trouble you to go back to the military camp and tell Meng Tian and the others that we must stay in this forbidden area and pray to the gods for the whereabouts of Liu An. , tell them never to enter the forbidden area, and those who violate it will be killed!"
With this lesson from Liu An, Ying Zheng was afraid that someone else would get into trouble because of it.
"I obey the king's order." Li Si cupped his hands and said.
"Also, order Huo Fu to prepare more good wine and food, and then bring more over." Ying Zheng added.
"Wei Chen understands." Li Si nodded and said, "I will return tonight."
"It's enough that I have someone to accompany Liu An here. All you need to do is deliver the things. Someone will still need to take care of you at the military camp," Ying Zheng said.
"Okay, I will leave for now." Li Si bowed his hands and exited the cave.
After Li Si left, Liu An began to draw pictures.
Ying Zheng sat next to Liu An and looked at Liu An's painting
Picture homework.
Every time Liu An completed a step, he would explain the principles to Ying Zheng.
Only then did Ying Zheng realize that although it had not been long since he had given the drawings of King Wu's Tomb to Jing Jiaban, Liu An was already familiar with them.
This Liu An is really a rare genius.
Unfortunately……
Not long after it got dark, Li Si came back.
There were several large sacks at the entrance of the cave. They were bulging and seemed to be full of things.
Liu An was surprised and asked: "Sir, the mountain road is so rugged, how did you come back so fast? And you carried so many things on your back."
Ying Zheng hurriedly came over to smooth things over and said, "You don't know something about this. Your husband's kung fu is top-notch. Otherwise, why would I let you lead me to visit the grave?"
Liu An was less doubtful now and stepped forward to open the sack and take a look.
Li Si also stepped forward to help: "There are bedding, a change of clothes, and meat and wine here. You can use it. Wei Chen and Meng Tian discussed it. In the past few days, I will go back to the military camp during the day and come back at night."
Ying Zheng felt that Li Si's arrangement was not a bad idea, so he did not ask Li Si to rush back to the military camp.
The three of them lit a bonfire, took out wine and meat, ate and drank, and chatted very speculatively, seeming to have left the unpleasant things behind.
In the next three days, Ying Zheng accompanied Liu An and rode Xi to check the terrain twice more, and finally decided on the last part of the design.
The current drawing can be perfectly combined with the ancient drawing for building King Wu's Mausoleum. If you want, you can start construction at any time.
In addition to drawing pictures, Ying Zheng also constantly found topics to chat with Liu An, trying to comfort Liu An as much as possible.
When you are at a loss in life, it is probably the moment when you know how long you have left to live.
Liu An seemed to have no worries or troubles, as if he was traveling with Ying Zheng.
On the night of the third day, the three of them still lit a bonfire, drank wine, ate meat, and chatted.
After chatting for a while, Ying Zheng finally asked: "Liu An, I asked you before what wish you wanted to realize and if you have any concerns. Have you thought about it?"
If we don't say anything, it might be too late.
Liu An put down the wine bag in his hand, looked up at the twinkling stars in the sky, and whispered to himself: "I think Liu An has been obsessed with drawing, building houses, building bridges and paving roads since he was a child, although he doesn't have much ability. , but I never get tired of it, and although I am not rich and powerful, I am still at ease."
Ying Zheng and Li Si looked at Liu An silently.
"In this life, I can build the most majestic royal tomb in the world for the King of Qin. Liu An will have no regrets in this life. If I am greedy for life and fear death and dare not set foot in the forbidden land and delay the project, or if there are hidden dangers due to certain deviations, then Liu An An's life will be worse than death." Liu An said righteously.
Ying Zheng's heart was filled with ups and downs, and there were tears in his eyes.
"Now that the design is completed, Liu An will leave peacefully, even if he dies with no regrets!" Liu An turned around and looked at Ying Zheng resolutely.
Unable to look directly into Liu An's eyes, Ying Zheng turned his head and took a swig of wine.
"But Your Majesty, Cao Min's parents have passed away, and there is only one brother left by his side. I hope that the king can take good care of Cao Min for him in the future and not let him be wronged." Liu An sincerely pleaded.
"Of course that's no problem. What's his name and where is he now?" Ying Zheng calmed down and asked.
"My brother's name is Liu Bang. He is seventeen years old this year. He was taken to Jing Kiln by General Manager Zhao before." Liu An said.
Liu An, Liu Bang...
"Liu Bang?" Ying Zheng thought for a moment and said, "Do the names of your two brothers mean peace and stability?"
"Yes, that was exactly what my father meant back then." Liu An nodded and said.
"Don't worry, your brother's affairs will be taken care of by me." Ying Zheng said firmly, "I will give him an official position, find him a good wife, and let him fight on the battlefield in the future to repay you. My father’s wish.”
"Okay! It's settled." After saying that, Liu An raised his drink in toast.
"It's a deal!" Ying Zheng raised his drink and drank it all in one gulp.
