Lu Buwei sent the central commander Baiping as a special envoy to Handan, Zhao State.
Bai Ping worked hard, and the team transporting national gifts followed behind. It was estimated that they would arrive at their destination a few days later than Bai Ping.
In the next few days, Ying Zheng has been in Jingyao, helping Jing's family move.
There are quite a lot of tools and materials stored in the Jing Kiln, especially the equipment for making flying crossbows and "my weapons", which are even more complicated and need to be disassembled before being loaded into the carriage. Special care must be taken to avoid causing damage.
Every time ten carriages are loaded, one batch is sent to Lishan Mountain.
Unconsciously, five days have passed, and the last batch of materials from Jing Kiln is being loaded onto the carriage.
There was no news from Lu Buwei, which made Ying Zheng anxious.
Of course Li Si knew what Ying Zheng was thinking, so he comforted him: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, our plan will definitely succeed. It's just that the journey is long and the time is delayed."
"I also know that this matter cannot be rushed, but on the other side of Lishan..." Ying Zheng did not finish his words, as he seemed to be thinking about the situation on the other side of Lishan.
"Over at Lishan Mountain, don't worry, Your Majesty." Li Si continued what Ying Zheng said, "Weichen will follow this trip, then assemble the equipment and try to smelt the alloy with the existing solution. Wait until the Black Fire Once there is news about the oil, it will be transported directly to Lishan."
Jing Fan also said from the side: "Yes, Your Majesty, just wait for the good news. The people in Jing's class will never let you down."
The words of the two gave Ying Zheng some relief.
"Sir, we must find out how to smelt the alloy, and let the craftsmen and sergeants pay attention to safety." Ying Zheng paused and then said, "Also, don't forget to go to the cave every day."
Ying Zheng stayed in Xianyang and waited for news about Hei Huoyou. Naturally, Li Si could only go to see Yaizhen every day.
At this time, the sound of horse hooves sounded behind everyone, followed by a clear voice: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"
The three of them turned their heads together and saw Hu Yu galloping towards them on a war horse.
Ying Zheng was afraid that something might happen to Hu Yu, so he hurried forward to greet him.
When he got close, Hu Yu flew off his horse.
Ying Zheng quickly caught Hu Yu and asked anxiously: "What's so urgent?"
"Your Majesty, there is a letter from father." Hu Yu said.
"Really?" Ying Zheng asked in surprise.
"Of course." Hu Yu said as he took out a letter from his arms.
Ying Zheng couldn't wait to open it and take a look.
The content of the letter is very simple. King Zhao has agreed to exchange black fire oil, but he can only provide twenty barrels. If King Qin still wants to exchange, he needs to meet and discuss in detail.
Ying Zheng was happy and at a loss, handed the letter to Li Si, and asked at the same time: "Sir, how long can these twenty barrels of black kerosene be used?"
Li Si roughly scanned the contents of the letter, made another estimate, and then said: "The quantity of twenty barrels should be enough to temper 20%, which means that a maximum of six hundred 'my weapons' can be made."
"The remaining 80% of the alloy cannot be left alone." Ying Zheng was a little anxious.
Li Si thought for a while and said: "Wei Chen will try his best to temper the alloy according to the route marked in the drawing, so as not to delay the progress of the excavation. After dealing with King Zhao, we will slowly study the alloy." the remaining part."
"This method is good, but I don't know if it is feasible." Ying Zheng said, "It seems that I am going to meet King Zhao."
Hu Yu interjected from the side: "Your Majesty, you have to take your concubine with you this time."
Ying Zheng looked at her belly and said with some reluctance: "Okay, I'll take you with me, but I don't want you to be too tired. How about we arrange to meet your father at Hangu Pass?"
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Hu Yu hesitated for a moment before saying, "It's hard to say whether my father agrees or not, but I can give it a try. I'll go back and write a letter right away."
After saying that, Hu Yufei mounted his horse,
Speed away.
Still that impatient.
Li Si and Jing Fan both laughed.
Ying Zheng also smiled bitterly, shook his head, and said, "Let's take stock, and then hit the road early. I'll give you a ride."
"Okay." Li Si and Jing Fan responded at the same time, and then arranged their cars separately.
After the last group of drivers were sorted out, the team headed towards Lishan under the leadership of Li Si.
Ying Zheng was sent three miles away before he said goodbye to Li Si and Jing Fan.
Looking at the retreating figures of the team, Ying Zheng felt an inexplicable uneasiness.
Although Li Si had not been in Xianyang for a long time, Ying Zheng had already developed a deep dependence on Li Si.
This is the first time that Ying Zheng has been separated from Li Si for a long time.
Moreover, the most trusted people around Ying Zheng were sent to Lishan.
Li Si, Meng Tian, Meng Yi, Jing Fan...
Today, only Meng Wu is left in the city.
But Meng Wu only had a new army of a hundred people in his hands.
Ying Zheng let out a breath and shook his head to clear away the worries in his heart.
Zhao Gao knew that Ying Zheng was in a low mood, so he said: "Your Majesty, you..."
Ying Zheng raised his hand to stop Zhao Gao's words and said, "Let's go to Lu Mansion."
The two men urged their horses and ran towards Lu Mansion.
Lu Buwei was reading the urgent letter sent back by Bai Ping. When he heard that King Qin was coming, he hurried out to greet him.
"Father Zhong, I have received the letter from King Zhao to Hu Yu, and I have come to discuss this matter with you." Ying Zheng said straight to the point.
Lu Buwei said with a smile: "I also received a reply from Bai Ping. Presumably, they are talking about the same thing."
After saying that, Lu Buwei handed Bai Ping's reply letter to Ying Zheng.
Ying Zheng took a look and found that the general content of Hu Yu's letter was not much different.
Ying Zheng put down the letter and asked, "Father Zhong, what do you think of this matter?"
Lu Buwei sighed softly and said: "Things are divided into priorities. For us, digging alloys and refining 'my weapons' are the most important, and building the royal tomb is the most urgent. Presumably, King Zhao also understood this. , forcing us to negotiate with him and accept his conditions."
"Are the conditions I offered before not enough?" Ying Zheng asked with a cold expression, "What other conditions does he want to negotiate?"
"Most of the negotiations in the past have used cities and territories as bargaining chips." Lu Buwei said.
"Hmph!" Ying Zheng said coldly, "If territory is used as a condition of exchange, then I will definitely not agree. It is not his family that has the dark side. I have already said hello to the Chu State."
In fact, Ying Zheng just asked Nansu to discuss it and wrote a letter to Lord Changping. It is still unknown what the attitude of Chu State is.
"If it doesn't work, we will break the rules and mine the black oil ourselves." Lu Buwei said decisively.
"In the long run, this may be the case, but for this immediate urgency..." Ying Zheng's tone softened, "It's better to discuss with other countries first and buy some."
"If it weren't for the cost of the city, what else would the king be willing to give up?" Lu Buwei asked.
Ying Zheng smiled and said: "I expected that King Zhao may not necessarily want to ask for the city this time. If the estimate is correct, he wants 'my weapon'."
Lu Buwei stroked his beard and said: "This is very possible. After all, we have already lifted that magic weapon to the sky."
"It's a pity that we only have six in total now. Even if we wanted to give it to him, we wouldn't have that many." Ying Zheng said with a bitter smile.
Lu Buwei thought for a while and said: "I think that for this interview, the king only brings a handful, which is enough, and he can tell King Zhao that if he gives the black fire oil, then Da Qin has created 'my weapon', naturally In return, if you don’t give black fire oil, no one will benefit.”
Ying Zheng sighed: "
That’s all. Father Zhong, please write a letter asking the envoy to meet King Zhao. I want to set up the place at Hangu Pass. "
Lu Buwei rolled his eyes and said: "This...I'm afraid that King Zhao may not agree to come to meet us. If we want to show our sincerity, the King will still have to go to Handan in person."
Ying Zheng thought for a moment and said, "Okay, without further ado, let's set off with the letter and the others at the same time."
Previously, Ying Zheng wanted to set the meeting place at Hangu Pass, mainly because he didn't want Hu Yu to travel too much, but it was indeed rude. After all, it was in line with the rules to take Hu Yu back to his parents' home.
Lu Buwei did not waste any time and wrote a letter. Then he read it to Ying Zheng and sent someone to Zhao Guo quickly.
Ying Zheng returned to the palace and had a brief discussion with several people.
When Hu Yu heard about it, he went straight back to Handan. He danced with joy and wished he could fly back right away.
Ying Zheng was afraid that Hu Yu would have any problems on the road, so he specifically asked to take Imperial Physician Song with him.
The next day, Ying Zheng took Hu Yu, escorted by two thousand imperial guards, and rushed to Zhao in a mighty manner.
In the car, Hu Yu was humming a ditty with her eyebrows enthused. It seemed that it felt good to go back to her parents' home.
Ying Zheng sat next to Hu Yu, but his expression was slightly solemn.
"Are you sure you're okay after such a long journey?" Ying Zheng asked worriedly.
Hu Yu touched his belly and said with a smile: "Of course nothing will happen. Besides, doesn't the king bring an imperial doctor with him? And he also has this."
After saying that, Hu Yu took out a small porcelain bottle from his arms.
What is inside is the Linggu Pill.
Since retrieving the alchemy stone tripod from King Wu's Tomb on the fourth floor, Ying Zheng has been practicing whenever he has time. Now his skills are almost the same as Li Si's, and the elixirs he produces are almost the same as those given by the old man in white.
So Ying Zheng gave everything he had and what Li Si had given him to the three pregnant ladies.
If you refine it yourself, you can keep it and eat it yourself.
However, if you say you are refining it yourself, it is actually just using your hands.
Only when you learn how to make a cauldron for alchemy, and then learn to prepare the raw materials for alchemy, can you really learn how to make alchemy.
Therefore, Ying Zheng is actually just a layman, and the elixirs he refines can only be regarded as semi-finished products. Of course, he would not dare to let a few ladies eat them casually.
If Ying Zheng told them that the elixir he refined was made from thousand-year-old materials found in a thousand-year-old ancient tomb, then even if he pinched his mouth and poured it into their mouths, they would probably not be able to drink it.
Ying Zheng gently held Hu Yu's cattails and said, "Keep it safe. Don't let others know that you are taking this elixir."
"Why?" Hu Yu asked in surprise.
"Do you want others to snatch it away?" Ying Zheng said with a smile.
"Oh." Hu Yu slightly stuck out his tongue.
It seems that younger girls are really easy to deceive.
"Also, don't let others know that I am studying alchemy." Ying Zheng warned again.
"Why is this?" Hu Yu asked again.
"Do you want them to arrest me and make elixirs for them?" Ying Zheng said angrily.
"Oh." Hu Yu laughed.
"When we arrive in Zhao State, we will only study the matter of refining 'my weapon', do you understand?" Ying Zheng said, "If this matter cannot be accomplished, we will not be able to see Wei Liao training new troops in the future."
Hu Yu's eyes suddenly became determined: "I will definitely make this happen!"
Ying Zheng looked at Hu Yu's cute look and laughed.
The team marched for six days and finally saw the outline of Handan.
Ying Zheng looked at the place where he was born and grew up, feeling deeply in his heart.
This is another country that is not your own.
This is my hometown again.
A foreign homeland.
