Watching Liu An disappear from his sight, Ying Zheng felt very sad in his heart, and his silent tears kept falling like broken beads.
Can't bear it?
Not willing?
resentment?
So what...
If he forcibly stops it, he will be dealt with forcefully by Xi. If he breaks his skin, it is likely to cause great friction with the Dragon Clan, and the cooperation may even be interrupted.
Li Si comforted Ying Zheng for a while, and then Ying Zheng calmed down and walked out of the cave with Li Si and looked into the distance.
Liu An has long disappeared.
The two people sat down and waited for the tragic result.
"Your Majesty, it seems that Senior Xi has followed," Li Si said.
"Maybe I'm worried." Ying Zheng looked into the distance and said.
"Now, we should discuss how to arrange Liu An's funeral." Li Si said.
After all, when he returned to the military camp, he had to explain to everyone why Liu An died.
"Sir, how do you think you will explain Liu An's death after you return?" Ying Zheng asked.
"I can only make up one more story." Li Si said.
"This time, it's up to you." Ying Zheng said, seemingly not in the mood to think about this.
Li Si thought for a moment and said: "Now, I can only say that, Your Majesty, you prayed to the gods, and the gods gave you guidance. You followed the guidance of the gods and found Liu An. Unfortunately, what you found was Liu An's body." .”
"Then what if they ask about the reason for Liu An's disappearance and death?" Ying Zheng asked.
"Then the king only has one question." Li Si said, "After all, in their opinion, the king has been looking for Liu An, and they don't know that we have been with Liu An these days."
"It seems that this is the only way." Ying Zheng said, "We can only hide this matter for now."
"As for the drawings drawn by Liu An, we can only say that they were found in Liu An's arms." Li Si said, "We can guess that Liu An sneaked into the restricted area in order to draw the drawings, but it is estimated that he did not find the water source, and After getting lost, I was trapped and died here.”
"Yeah." Ying Zheng nodded and said, "This is reasonable."
"As for the reward." Li Si paused and said, "Liu An died because of drawing drawings. Your Majesty can pardon his crime, but it will not be the same for others. As for this matter of pursuing the reward, Your Majesty, you will watch over it. Let’s do it, after all Liu An is buried here.”
When Li Si said this, he reminded Ying Zheng.
"Sir, do you think Liu An's body should be buried here, or taken back for another burial?" Ying Zheng asked.
Li Si thought for a while and said, "It is not difficult to bring his body back, but Wei Chen feels that burying himself here seems to be what Liu An yearns for."
"Really? Why didn't I hear him talk about it?" Ying Zheng asked with some confusion.
Li Si smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, have you ever seen anyone who took the initiative to ask for a rich burial before he died? What's more, Liu An was not a person who was greedy for fame and fortune. We can see that he was serious. I want to be with the royal tomb.”
"Then let him follow his wish." Ying Zheng said.
Unknowingly, the time of a stick of incense has passed.
"It should be almost done. Come on, Your Majesty, let's take a look." Li Si stood up and said.
Ying Zheng hesitated for a while, but still stood up.
The two of them walked towards the woods one after the other.
As soon as they entered the woods, they saw Xi waiting aside.
"Let's go in and have a look." Xi looked a little listless, as if it was just an ordinary thing that happened, or maybe he had been staring at the cave entrance for three days and nights, and now he was relaxed and a little sleepy.
Li Si nodded at Xi, then pulled Ying Zheng towards the woods.
Not far away, a heartbreaking scene appeared in front of them.
Liu An's neck was wrapped around his own belt, and his entire body was hung on a branch, and he was already dead.
At this moment, Ying Zheng's legs weakened and he slumped down. Fortunately, Li Si held him up.
Two lines of hot tears once again flowed down the corners of his eyes, flowing straight through Ying Zheng's trembling lips and dripping on the back of his shrinking hands.
The scene in front of him made Ying Zheng unable to control his emotions, because he thought of his flesh and blood brother, Cheng Yu.
What a familiar scene appeared in front of him, and it was the same emotion that was hard to let go of. Cheng Yu and Liu An committed suicide for the sake of justice, all in order to fulfill Ying Zheng!
I would like to ask how many people in the world can do this and are willing to sacrifice themselves in order to fulfill others?
"Cheng Yu..." Ying Zheng muttered involuntarily.
Li Si knew that King Qin was moved by the scene and thought of his brother, so he did not bother him. Instead, he walked to the tree and put Liu An's body down.
After feeling uncomfortable for a while, Ying Zheng regained some of his energy.
Li Si had already arranged Liu An's body, turned around and handed his water bag to Ying Zheng: "Drink some water first, Your Majesty."
Ying Zheng opened the lid, raised his head and took a big sip.
After a ray of clear water fell into his stomach, Ying Zheng felt much more relaxed and a little more awake.
The sadness seems to be flowing elsewhere.
All that's left is just a sigh...
After all, he is a young man full of energy. When he cries happily and his emotions are released, he feels much more comfortable. How can it go on forever?
Ying Zheng rubbed his head and eyes, wiped away his tears, and looked at Liu An's body.
"Sir, I'm fine. Let's move Liu An's body back and proceed as planned." Ying Zheng stood up and jumped twice, as if he was recovering.
Now that the matter has come to this, we can only accept it calmly, and there are still a lot of things to deal with later.
"Yeah." Li Si responded and got up to move Liu An's body.
Ying Zheng originally wanted to carry it with Li Si, but Li Si didn't let Ying Zheng reach out and carried Liu An's body on his back and walked out of the woods.
When Xi saw two people coming out, he stood up and led the way.
The two of them walked into the cave. Li Si put Liu An's body into the simple coffin he had made for Liu An before, and then placed the coffin into the hole they dug together.
The two men began to fill the hole with soil, and Ying Zheng was still mumbling something unknown.
It took more than an hour for the two of them to bury Liu An's tomb and set up the stone tablet they had prepared in advance.
After everything was sorted, Ying Zheng and Li Si bowed to Liu An's grave.
This incident seemed to be over, but it left a scar in Ying Zheng's heart.
Ying Zheng took the "I-Ur" he had given to Xi before from the stone wall, wiped it, and prepared to take it elsewhere.
Li Si moved all the animal bones out and cleaned them up.
After finishing sorting, Xi took Ying Zheng and Li Si out of the cave.
"You don't have to worry about this cave entrance." Xi looked at the cave entrance and said, "I will seal it up and find another place to live. Don't you still have something to discuss with me? Come with me."
After that, Xi led the way, and the two of them followed behind and entered the flaming cave.
The hot air still hit his nose, making Ying Zheng's already bad mood even more irritable.
When I came to the fire eye, I didn't see Yazui. It must have hidden in the cave entrance again.
"Your Majesty, they are here." Xi said.
The sound of breathing came from the entrance of the cave, and then, Yaizhen slowly walked out.
The difference from last time was that its blood-colored eyes turned into elongated diamond shapes, and its mouth opened slightly, revealing its frightening fangs.
This seems to be an angry expression.
"Didn't I say that no one else is allowed to come here or see us?" Before Ying Zheng could speak, Yaizhen asked angrily.
Ying Zheng had already thought of his words: "Senior, please calm down. This intruder is the foreman of one of my craftsmen. He came to inspect the terrain in person to build the royal tomb. Now the drawings have been designed." It’s over, and he has surrendered to the law, so no one can leak out what happened here.”
"This is more or less the same." Yazhen's tone softened, "However, it won't be the same next time. You must know that I am very fair and strict. I will repay any kindness and repay any grudges. After all, this time it is because of the construction of the mausoleum, so forget it. If Next time, it won't happen
So simple. "
"Yes, senior." Ying Zheng said with cupped hands, "Junior, I promise not to do this again."
Li Si once said that Yaizhen was born to be extremely fair and strict, and was the most upright among the nine guardian beasts.
"Very good." Yazui bent his hindquarters and squatted down, saying, "Besides that, do you have any other requests?"
Ying Zheng looked at the entrance of the cave he was walking through and said, "I have discussed this with Senior Xi. In order to prevent similar incidents from happening again, we suggest that the entrance to the cave connected to the outside world be temporarily closed to ensure the fire eye. Safety."
Yaizhen seemed to have considered this issue a long time ago and said directly: "That's good. If we seal this place well, I don't have to stay here every day. It will be more convenient for you to report the progress of the construction period. How about this, let's meet here , we will be in that cave, and we will meet each other there every day. If I am not here, then I will definitely be there at night. And you two will definitely go to one of them."
"Everything depends on what the seniors say." Ying Zheng said with his hands in hand.
"Okay, let's go." Yaizhen seemed to be seeing off the guests, "You go back and prepare. Construction will start in three days."
"Then we take our leave." Ying Zheng bowed.
There is no other way. Since you are in the wrong, you have to be more polite.
Ying Zheng and Li Si exited the Huoyan cave, worshiped in front of Liu An's tomb, and then got up and hurried back to the military camp.
Meng Tian had long been waiting at the post responsible for guarding the boundary of the restricted area on the newly built mountain road.
Seeing that Ying Zheng was back safely, Meng Tian and Jing Fan hurriedly greeted him.
"Your Majesty," they both shouted at the same time.
Ying Zheng looked at them, raised his hand and said, "Let's go back to the camp first."
Meng Tian turned around and gave a brief explanation, then escorted Ying Zheng back to the Chinese army's tent.
While Ying Zheng went to freshen up, Li Si told Meng Tian and Jing Fan the words they had discussed in advance.
Both of them felt very sorry after hearing this, especially after seeing the drawings left by Liu An.
Li Si handed the drawing to Jing Fan and ordered him to study it quickly, and told him not to mention Liu An's matter in front of Ying Zheng again.
Jing Fan thought that Ying Zheng was upset because he failed to save Liu An, so he didn't ask any more questions, took the drawings, and summoned the craftsmen of the Jing family class.
After Ying Zheng washed up, he probably felt tired. He simply ate something, told Meng Tian some things, and then went to rest early.
Early the next morning, Ying Zheng called Meng Tian and Jing Fan, and said solemnly: "Today, I have some things to do and need to go back to Xianyang. Jing Fan, please study the plans to bring me back as soon as possible. Meng Tian You have plenty of troops now, so you must completely isolate the restricted area and protect it well. This time, not a single bird can be allowed in, do you understand?"
Meng Tian rarely saw Ying Zheng so serious. Thinking that this matter was not trivial, he quickly raised his hands and said: "I obey."
Jing Fan also cupped his hands and said, "Weak ministers take the king's orders."
Ying Zheng nodded and without further delay, he left the tent, jumped on his horse, and headed straight for Xianyang with Li Si.
After arriving in Xianyang, Ying Zheng went straight to the palace.
Zhao Gao was surprised and happy to see Ying Zheng back, and hurriedly stepped forward to attend the ceremony.
Ying Zheng grabbed Zhao Gao's hand and said, "Stop being polite, hurry up and bring Liu Bang, Liu An's younger brother from the Jing family class. No, bring him to Wen Lei Ju."
There are too many ladies in the palace. If they know that Ying Zheng is back and they don't get entangled with them, how can Ying Zheng be left to handle any political affairs.
Zhao Gao saw that Ying Zheng was extremely eager and did not dare to neglect. He quickly found a war horse and galloped away.
Ying Zheng and Li Si stepped out of the palace again and went straight to Wen Lei Residence.
More than half an hour later, Zhao Gao brought a young man into Wen Lei Residence.
I saw this young man. Although his appearance was ordinary, his eyebrows were very heroic. Although his eyes were not big, they were piercing. His skin was obviously fair, but he did not look immature.
Zhao Gao cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, we have brought them."
Before Zhao Gao could introduce him, the young man said: "Liu Bang, a common man, pays homage to the King of Qin."
Ying Zheng looked at Liu Bang, and then said to Zhao Gao: "You all retreat, I want to talk to Liu Bang alone."
