Ying Zheng rested for a day, but he didn't feel relaxed. Instead, his waist was a little sore and his legs were a little numb.
However, early in the morning, he still took Li Si and Liu Bang to get ready and set off for Lishan Mountain.
Liu Bang was young and had little opportunity to practice horseback riding, so the few people walked not very fast. It was dark before they finally arrived at the Chinese army's tent.
Several craftsmen who had been friends with Liu An before saw that Liu Bang was coming, so they all stepped forward to say hello and led him to arrange a place to stay.
Ying Zheng sat down, looked at Meng Tian and asked, "Nothing happened these days, right?"
During the three days he left, Ying Zheng was always worried that something similar to Liu An would happen again.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, a total of 50,000 men from the Meng family army are now in Lishan. The ministers have already followed your instructions to surround Lishan, especially the restricted area. The soldiers have specially built it in the past few days. A wall surrounded the entire restricted area, not even an ant was spared."
"That's good." Ying Zheng nodded with satisfaction and said, "Please make arrangements. Tomorrow I will take Liu Bang alone to worship at Liu An's grave. No one else is allowed to step into the restricted area."
"Wei Chen takes the order." Meng Tian took the order and exited the tent.
Ying Zheng briefly thought about the process of worshiping, and after feeling that it should be safe, he took out the art of war that Wei Liao had given him.
It's not that Ying Zheng didn't want to give this military book to Liu Bang, but that he wanted to read it through before giving it to him.
I have to say that Wei Liao has a sharp mind, a high level of structure, and a thorough analysis of problems. What's even more rare is that his writing style is also very good.
This made Ying Zheng pick up the scroll and forget to put it down, and outside, it started to rain without realizing it.
Early the next morning, at dawn, Meng Tian led a team of guards to escort Ying Zheng and Li Si to the secret room along the newly built mountain road.
The reason why Liu Bang was not brought along was because Ying Zheng had to go and say hello to Yaizhen.
Otherwise, there will be another misunderstanding, and Liu Bang will not be involved again.
Today is the day we agreed to meet in the cave.
When they arrived at the secret room, Ying Zheng did not dare to delay, so he took Li Si and went straight to the cave.
The time was just right, Yaizhen and Xi were already waiting deep in the cave.
Ying Zheng bowed and said, "Senior, all preparations are in place and excavation can begin at any time. I wonder if the passage here has been closed?"
Yaizhen's voice sounded a bit cold: "The passage to the outside at Huoyan has been blocked, and Xi's residence is still waiting for you to come back to see if there are any changes to that person's tomb."
That person refers to Liu An.
Ying Zheng was overjoyed and said, "It would be best if there was no blockage. I brought that person's brother to pay homage today. I hope it will be convenient for my seniors."
Yaizhen was silent for a while and then said: "Well, since the cave has been abandoned and there are no rules anymore, you can do whatever you want. From now on, you don't have to know about Xi's other hiding place. If necessary When the time comes, it will take you there."
"Then thank you, senior." Ying Zheng said with a cupped hand.
"After you and others have finished worshiping, we can start construction tomorrow." Yazhen said.
"Okay." Ying Zheng said, "However, there is one more thing we want to inform our seniors."
"Say it." Yazhen said.
"We have an object called a firecracker, which is used for mining. I wonder if it can be used in Lishan Mountain to help with excavation?"
"Firecrackers?" Yaizhen asked with some confusion, "What is that?"
Ying Zheng gestured with his hands in front of his chest and said: "It is to put a kind of flammable gunpowder into the bamboo joints, and after igniting it, there will be an explosion with a loud noise, and then It will break the rock into pieces.”
Ying Zheng briefly described the function of firecrackers.
But before Yaizhen could speak, Xi who was beside him said directly: "It's better to use this thing sparingly. I can't hear any loud noises."
Yaizhen seemed to be laughing: "Xi's hearing is extremely sensitive and can hear sounds that ordinary mythical beasts cannot hear. Therefore, it will feel pain in its ears for excessive noises, and sometimes
When there is thunder in the sky, it will hide in the eye of fire. "
It turns out that's the case. No wonder Xi can always detect whether there are people or beasts moving far away.
"In that case, I won't use these firecrackers, and I'll just use regular methods to dig." Ying Zheng said.
In this way, it does take a little more work, but it is not too difficult.
But because of this, Ying Zheng knew Xi's weakness.
After discussing these matters with Yajuan and Xi, Yingzheng exited the cave and went to Liu An's cemetery to check. Seeing that there was nothing unusual, he returned to the secret room with Li Si.
Jing Fan was discussing the drawings with the first batch of craftsmen in the secret room to see if there were any adjustments or discrepancies.
"How is it? Are there any changes?" Ying Zheng walked up to the craftsmen and asked as he looked at the drawings.
"Your Majesty." Everyone was so focused that after hearing Ying Zheng's voice, they stood up and saluted.
Ying Zheng signaled that there was no need to be polite, looked at Jing Fan and asked, "How did the discussion go?"
Jing Fan cupped his hands and said, "Go back to the king, during the few days you were not here, Wei Chen has been investigating according to the instructions on the drawings, and found that the terrain of Lishan Mountain painted by Liu An actually matched the drawings of the royal tombs. I can't find anything that needs to be changed. As long as we dig according to these two drawings, there will definitely be no problem."
"That's good. Now that all the investigations have been completed, we have decided to start construction on the mountain starting from tomorrow!" Ying Zheng's tone was quite imposing.
"Okay!" the craftsmen shouted in unison.
"No matter how much labor is needed, we can draw it from the Meng family's army. If we lack tools, we can just use the materials to build it. I want to build it, but the ancient royal tombs cannot be built by the princes, generals and ministers of other countries even in their dreams." As for the mausoleum, even if they use the power of the whole country, they can't build a royal mausoleum that can be compared with that of me." Ying Zheng said passionately.
It has to be said that Ying Zheng's mobilization ability is really increasing day by day.
The craftsmen are all gearing up and eager to try. It seems that they can't wait now and want to pick up the shovel and go out to dig the soil.
"So, as members of the Jing family class, you are the protagonists in building the royal tomb this time, and only you can complete this unprecedented work!"
"We wish our liver and brains were wiped out!"
"We are willing to work hard to build the royal tomb!"
"If the royal tomb is not properly built, we will not be able to return to the city!"
There was a commotion in the secret room, the voices of the craftsmen expressing their determination.
Ying Zheng raised his hand to signal for silence, and then the craftsmen silenced their voices.
"Very good, I will leave this important task to you." Ying Zheng looked around for a week and said, "During this period, I will always be by your side to help you complete every step."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." All the craftsmen replied in unison.
"Okay, I still have some things to do, you continue." After saying that, Ying Zheng turned around and left the secret room.
The craftsmen looked at Ying Zheng's back and were still full of energy.
On the way back to the camp, Li Si came over and whispered: "Your Majesty, your ability to inspire people is increasing day by day."
Ying Zheng looked at Li Si with a rather strange look.
Is this a good thing or a bad thing?
"I am doing this because I want to inspire their inner energy. In fact, such a big thing is no different from going into battle to kill the enemy." Ying Zheng said.
"Perhaps..." Li Si's expression suddenly became serious, "This is much more important than marching and fighting."
Ying Zheng thought Li Si was talking about the mission in King Wu's Mausoleum, so he didn't think much about it and continued on his way with Li Si.
Returning to the camp, Ying Zheng called Liu Bang and said to him: "I have already visited your brother's tomb and arranged the blockade checkpoints along the road. If you are ready, let's set off now. .”
Liu Bang nodded, then brought some items for worship, and followed Ying Zheng towards Liu An's tomb.
Probably because of the rain, the road seemed quite muddy. Liu Bang looked at Ying Zheng's feet and saw that the soles of Ying Zheng's feet and calves were covered with mud.
Came along the mountain road
In the secret room, Ying Zheng suggested going in and resting for a while before setting out on the road. After all, after entering the restricted area, there was no mountain road built and the road was even more difficult to walk.
When the craftsmen saw that Ying Zheng had brought Liu Bang, they brought out some food and drink so that the three of them could eat before they left.
Ying Zheng had already walked back and forth. He only ate a little dry food on the way, and then he took Liu Bang to eat and drink enough before continuing on his way.
Arriving at the barrier checkpoint in the restricted area, Ying Zheng showed his token, and then the centurion guarding the restricted area let him go.
When passing by the entrance of the cave, Ying Zheng subconsciously looked in that direction.
But this subtle movement was noticed by Liu Bang, so he also looked in that direction.
"King Qin, I wonder where my brother's trouble happened?" Liu Bang suddenly asked.
"Uh..." Ying Zheng hesitated for a moment and pointed in the direction of the tomb, "It was not far from that tomb. After I found his body, I found a nearby cave and buried it."
"Then, has your Majesty inquired about the real cause of my brother's death?" Liu Bang then asked.
It seemed that he had doubts about what Ying Zheng said after all.
"According to my judgment on his body, he probably died of thirst and hunger." Ying Zheng was not too sure about his words.
"Really?" Liu Bang looked at Ying Zheng with sharp eyes, "But the common people just saw that there is a small stream flowing in that direction. It's such a close distance that my brother won't be able to find it for three or four days, right? ?”
Ying Zheng: "..."
Li Si took the words and said: "Actually, your brother did not die of thirst or hunger. The king said that to make those craftsmen feel better."
Ying Zheng frowned and his heart beat faster unconsciously.
Probably this is the feeling that a lie is about to be exposed.
"What's going on?" Liu Bang still asked.
Li Si sighed and said: "The cause of your brother's death was not death from thirst and hunger, but it is true that there may be gods in the mountain. We have also seen those cattle and sheep lining up to go deep into the mountain. When we found your brother, he had indeed fallen to the ground and died. As for the cause of death, it is just our guess."
When Li Si said this, it was not a complete lie. After all, this part was the truth, but it was not the whole story.
Liu Bang rolled his eyes, wondering if he believed Li Si's words, but he didn't ask any more questions.
Ying Zheng sighed in his heart. Fortunately, Li Si was here. If he was asked a few questions by Liu Bang again, he would be exposed.
The three people stopped chatting, quickened their pace, and finally arrived at the entrance of the cave.
"It's right here, let's go in." Ying Zheng pointed at the entrance of the cave and said.
Liu Bang nodded, lit the torch, and followed Ying Zheng into the cave.
When he saw his brother's tombstone, Liu Bang, who had always pretended to be sophisticated, could no longer control himself. He rushed over and cried bitterly while hugging the tombstone.
After all, he is only a seventeen-year-old boy.
Neither Ying Zheng nor Li Si stepped forward to disturb them, but walked out of the cave.
Because Ying Zheng was also afraid of being moved by the situation and becoming sad, which would arouse Liu Bang's suspicion even more.
After Liu Bang cried for a while, he began to mumble.
After muttering for a while, Liu Bang opened the cloth bag he carried with him, took out two rags and a wicker broom, and began to clean.
"Five Dynasties Rivers, Mountains and Winds"
Liu Bang not only wiped the tombstone, but also cleaned the entire cave floor because he heard that the place would be sealed so that no one else would disturb Liu An and Liu An could rest in peace.
But when Liu Bang was cleaning the ground with a broom, he found something like a mane in a corner.
What's this?
Liu Bang bent down and saw that the mane was very tough and thick, dark in color and slightly streaked.
Not only had Liu Bang never seen it, but in his knowledge, even ferocious beasts like tigers and black bears could not have such a mane.
Liu Bang simply sat on the ground and looked at the mane in his hand carefully, but the more he looked at it, the more horrified he felt in his heart.
