"Let's go up and talk about it." Li Si said, "I don't know if there is anything weird about this box, so let Wei Chen hold it first."
Ying Zheng nodded and got on the wooden frame.
The two of them were in front, followed by several sergeants, and they returned to the surface of the alloy layer one after another.
When we reached the top, everyone gathered around.
After looking at it for a long time, Ying Zhengcai asked: "Sir, are you sure this is a box and what is inside it?"
Li Si shook his head, and then pulled the handle of the alloy box to both sides.
Not moving at all.
"This is strange." Meng Tian said from the side, "I don't see any lock on this box. Why can't it be opened?"
"If I guessed correctly..." Li Si did not finish his sentence, but turned it over.
"Sure enough." Li Si pointed at the lower right corner of the alloy treasure chest and said, "Look, Your Majesty."
Since the sky was not completely bright yet, Ying Zheng knelt down and watched closely.
In the direction of Li Si's finger, a thumb-sized mark was engraved on the lower right corner of the alloy treasure chest.
"Xuantie snail?!" Ying Zheng recognized it at a glance. This was the mark used to open the lock with the black iron snail. This mark was on the outside of the bronze book he got.
"Can this box be opened with a black iron snail?" Meng Yi asked.
Ying Zheng nodded and said, "You wait, I will go get it."
Ying Zheng was about to stand up, but Li Si held him back unexpectedly.
"Your Majesty, wait a minute." Li Si said, "The time has come. It's time for Wei Chen to go to the forbidden place to worship. Let's wait until Wei Chen comes back to open this box."
Ying Zheng thought for a while and said, "Then let's go together. If I stay here, I'm afraid I won't be able to restrain my curiosity."
Ying Zheng handed the alloy treasure box to Meng Tian, and then followed Li Si to the cave.
On the road, there were finally only two people, Ying Zheng and Li Si, and they no longer needed to be cautious when talking.
"Sir, do you think this box is really left by Senior Huang Di?" Ying Zheng asked.
"Your Majesty, just from the location where this alloy box is buried, we can see that this box was buried there before 'my weapon' was smelted. Otherwise, how could it be directly under the alloy layer?" Li Si said .
"I have thought of this, I just want to confirm it." Ying Zheng smiled naively and said.
"However, if this alloy box can be buried in such a secret place, it must contain extremely important things." Li Si analyzed, "And nine times out of ten, it was left to you, the king, by Senior Huang Di. "
"Leave it to me?" Ying Zheng raised his eyebrows, quite surprised.
"Yes, has your Majesty forgotten that only the Heavenly Carriers can use alloy to make 'my weapon'? This alloy box is hidden under the alloy layer and must be specially prepared for the Heavenly Carriers of the Yellow Emperor's own descendants. "Yes." Li Si continued his analysis.
"Yes, sir, what you said makes sense." Ying Zheng nodded slightly, "However, it is not necessarily for my sake. It's just that my previous successors did not use 'my weapon'."
"Indeed." Li Si said softly.
Ying Zheng couldn't help but have the same question in his mind. Why did the previous Tian Heirs not use "my weapon", but when he came here, he was directly allowed to use it? Could it be that he really found that place? Is it related to the oracle bone inscriptions?
"Rebirth of the Great Era of Fighting Waves"
While chatting, the two of them arrived at the entrance of the cave.
Today, only Yaizhen was waiting in the cave and Xi was not seen.
"See you, senior." Ying Zheng bowed and bowed.
Yaizhen's blood-colored pupils were still fierce: "Yesterday you said that you were about to penetrate the alloy, how is it going now?"
"Back to senior, before I came here, I just penetrated the alloy layer and started digging downwards," Ying Zheng said.
"Not bad. I guess you are going to temper the entire piece of alloy next, right?" Yazhen asked.
It seems that Yaizhen already understands the concept of alloy and tempering.
"Exactly." Ying Zheng said, "This junior plans to temper all the alloy before the snow falls."
"Very good." Yazhen said, "If you only quench the alloy and don't touch other rock formations, soil and rocks, then you don't have to come here every day to report, just concentrate on doing it. As for the future things, wait for Luoxue We’ll discuss it later.”
"Thank you, senior." Ying Zheng felt happy when he heard that he didn't have to come here every day.
Yaizhen stood up and left without saying another word.
Ying Zheng and Li Si also exited the cave and returned the same way.
Because they were thinking about the alloy box, both of them accelerated their steps.
Returning to the Zhongjun tent, they saw Meng Tian and Meng Yi staring at the alloy treasure chest, not knowing what they were thinking in their hearts.
Seeing Ying Zheng and Li Si coming back, the two brothers stood up to greet them.
Ying Zheng randomly found some errands and sent the two brothers out.
Meng Yi coyly wanted to stay and watch how Ying Zheng opened the box, but he was dragged away by Meng Tian.
Ying Zheng took out the black iron snail and placed it on the mark on the alloy box.
Click...
There was only a crisp sound, and a small gap seemed to pop up in the middle of the alloy box.
Li Si stood in front of Ying Zheng and opened the alloy box.
Inside the alloy box, I saw something similar to a black iron snail, but it was different from the black iron snail. Judging from the material, it should not be black iron, but also made of alloy.
Li Si picked up the object, looked at it, and then handed it directly to Ying Zheng: "Your Majesty, this should be a key similar to the black iron snail."
"Key?" Ying Zheng asked confused, "Where will it be used?"
Li Si shook his head gently, and then discovered that under the alloy key, there was a tortoise shell, which was very similar to the one Ying Zheng had found in Qishan before.
Li Si picked up the tortoise shell and saw that it had many curved lines and various shapes on it.
Li Si could tell at a glance that the graphics were ancient writing, and only Ying Zheng could understand it.
"Your Majesty, look at this again." Li Si handed the tortoise shell to Ying Zheng.
Ying Zheng took the tortoise shell and looked at the ancient characters on it. He was about to read aloud, but was stopped by Li Si.
"Your Majesty, you'd better read the content on this for yourself first." Li Si said, "I'm afraid that some of it can only be known by those who have inherited it."
Ying Zheng nodded and continued to read the oracle bone inscriptions.
As soon as he finished reading the first sentence, Ying Zheng frowned and continued to look down even more calmly.
On the top of this tortoise shell is a message from the Yellow Emperor.
Contents of the message:
Tian Cheng's successor:
I am Xuanyuan Huangdi.
At the moment you see this tortoise shell, thousands of years may have passed.
This is the fate between us, and now you should have found "my weapon" and the location where the alloy is buried.
You must also know that I have left behind rules and regulations. Those who are not inherited by Heaven are not allowed to know "my weapon", and even those who are inherited by Heaven can only be used to eliminate wars and unify the mountains and rivers.
What is stored in this box is the key to my secret room. That secret room contains my life’s insights, which should inspire you.
As for the location, you should be able to find it.
And after you find it, maybe you will make the same decision as me.
The signature only says, Xuanyuan.
It turns out that this black iron snail-like thing is really a key, the key to the Yellow Emperor's secret chamber.
Ying Zheng felt that there was nothing in Huangdi’s letter that needed to be avoided.
place, so he read it to Li Si again.
"Sir, what do you think Senior Huang Di will keep in the secret room?" After reading the letter, Ying Zheng urgently asked the question in his heart.
Li Si pondered for a moment before saying: "Since it is the life experience of Senior Huang Di, it must be his understanding of this 'my weapon', his understanding of the Yellow Emperor Sutra, his experience in alchemy, and his experience in building royal tombs. As well as your evaluation of Jiuyou and your feelings about "The Classic of Mountains and Seas"."
Ying Zheng: "..."
Huang Di had done so many things in his life, and each one of them was extremely unusual.
Seeing Ying Zheng's thoughtful look, Li Si smiled and said, "The king will definitely experience all of this. Perhaps his feelings will be different from those of Senior Huang Di."
Indeed, if different people do the same thing, they will definitely have different understandings and feelings.
"I am thinking about how many twists and turns and hardships this destiny will go through." Ying Zheng sighed softly, "However, no one in the world knows it. The occasional legends left behind are just a few words, and most of them are regarded as myths. "
Li Si knew that there was always a knot in Ying Zheng's heart, a knot stemming from selfish desires.
If a person is born into an emperor's family and inherits hundreds of years of inheritance since he was a child, even if he has no ambitions, he can at least be pampered and comfortable. But now he has to do a lot of thankless things, and these things have always been Each piece is more difficult than the next.
"Your Majesty." Li Si looked at Ying Zheng and said firmly, "Perhaps one day, you will reach the height of Huang Di, then your own honor and disgrace will be indifferent. As for how you will evaluate it in this world and in future generations. What does it matter to you? Since you have compassion for the world, don’t be cynical."
"Sir, this is what I'm reminding you." Ying Zheng nodded slightly, and his eyes returned to focus, "None of the previous Tiancheng seniors did these things just to become famous and go down in history."
"That's right." Li Si said resolutely, "Those who are appointed by Heaven are born to save the world and benefit the people, and are definitely not people who strive for fame and wealth. Your Majesty, do you still remember that Wei Chen asked this question when we first met? .”
Ying Zheng's brows tightened, as if he was recalling the scene of his first meeting with Li Si.
"Wei Chen once asked the king if he had ambitions for the world." Li Si said, "And the deep meaning lies in this."
As if he had figured something out, Ying Zheng grinned and said, "I have taken note of this. I will never think about my own selfish desires again and concentrate on completing everything."
"It must be no problem!" Li Si encouraged.
"Yes!" Ying Zheng nodded vigorously, "By the way, sir, where do you think the secret room of Senior Huang Di is? Could it be..."
"Huangshan." The two people said at the same time, then looked at each other and laughed together.
After stopping his laughter, Li Si picked up the alloy key and compared it with the black iron snail next to him.
"Your Majesty, it seems that the key made together does not have as many functions as the black iron snail. It seems that there is no external compass." Li Si said.
"How about putting it on the black iron compass and seeing if it works." After saying that, Ying Zheng unfolded the black iron compass and laid it on the table.
Li Si placed the alloy key on the compass.
However, there was no reaction at all.
That's right, this alloy key can't even change the shape of the pointer, so how could it possibly rotate like a black iron snail.
"It seems that it is no longer possible. This alloy key seems to be only useful for opening locks." Ying Zhenglue said with regret.
"That should be the case." Li Si said, "Then in order to facilitate the distinction, the king should give this alloy key a name."
Ying Zheng thought for a moment and said, "It's better to keep it simple. Why not just call it alloy snail."
"Uh... okay." Li Si agreed reluctantly.
