"Hahaha..." Ying Zheng laughed heartily, and used both hands to support Solin and Qiang Xu who were kneeling in worship, and at the same time said, "Two worthy brothers, please stand up."
The two stood up and looked at Ying Zheng again, their eyes full of respect and respect.
It can be seen that they are not hypocritical at all, but just a little scared.
Originally, most countries would use the conventional method of marriage to make friends, but Ying Zheng didn't have any good candidates to marry Thorin or Qiang Yu, so he had to settle for the next best thing and swore sworn vows with them.
But this is only the basis. Really appreciating the two young patriarchs in front of him is the main reason for Ying Zheng's move.
Meng Wu, who was behind Ying Zheng, also raised his hands in congratulations intentionally: "Congratulations to the King on your marriage to Jin Lan!"
Brothers Meng Tian and Meng Yi also bowed and congratulated, but there seemed to be a hint of envy in their eyes.
"It has been passed down that the entire Yiqu clan is about to return to Longxi of the Great Qin Dynasty. As a token of appreciation, we will entertain our Rong and Di companions for three days without slacking off," Ying Zheng said.
"As ordered." Meng Wu responded and walked outside the tent.
Yu Tu excused himself: "Your Majesty, you don't have to be so polite. The bestowals you just received outside have already been of endless use to the tribes of Rong and Di."
Ying Zheng waved his hand and said: "The old patriarch is laughing. Those rewards just now are all false and unrealistic. We in China have always said that there are eight acquaintances, and most of those eight acquaintances have tokens to prove their friendship. Rich. I should give some more precious gifts to these two worthy brothers."
Before Ying Zheng could speak again, Solin looked at Yu Tu, then reached out and took out something from his arms. It was the jade pendant that Yu Tu had given to him before, symbolizing the royal power of Yiqu.
"Your Majesty, this jade pendant is a token of royal power brought by our ancestors when they left their homeland." Solin held the jade pendant in both hands and handed it to Ying Zheng, "Since there will be no king in Yiqu in the future, then this The jade pendant should be regarded as a family heirloom and given to Brother Wang."
"Why, how could this happen?" Ying Zheng said evasively.
Although Yu Tu was a little reluctant to give up, he knew that this was an important moment to express his position, so he followed up and said: "Your Majesty, just keep it. In this hurry, we didn't prepare anything, we just took this with us. Object, after collecting this object, if the Yiqu clan members disobey in the future, you can use this object to rectify them."
"Yes." Qiang Yu also reached out and took out a brocade bag from his arms, "These are the four wolf king teeth of our Qiang clan. With any one of them, you can exercise the rights of the clan leader once, and the entire Qiang clan will have no choice. If you don’t obey, then give it to Brother Wang as well.”
Sheep is the totem of the Qiang people, and the writing method of the word "Qiang" comes from this. Therefore, according to legend, those who can kill the wolf king can become the leader of the Qiang tribe. Over time, the wolf king's teeth have become a symbol of the clan leader's power.
Ying Zheng's face showed slight embarrassment.
He had just finished saying that he wanted to give more expensive gifts to his two younger brothers, but before he could do anything, the two of them moved out their respective belongings. If the return gift was not good enough, then it would be like shooting himself in the foot.
Still two feet.
Ying Zheng thought about it for a moment, and finally calmed down and said, "Everyone, wait a moment, I'm going to get my Great Qin's token."
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After saying that, Ying Zheng stood up and left the tent, walked towards his own tent, and asked Meng Yi to summon Li Si.
Returning to the camp, Ying Zheng opened the wooden box where he stored his belongings.
Inside are mostly books that he carried with him, such as "The Classic of Mountains and Seas", "The Classic of Shennong", and "The Classic of the Yellow Emperor". At the bottom of the box, there are several things arranged in three rows.
These things at the bottom of the box are surprisingly the nine small stone tripods found in various secret rooms on the fourth floor of the Mausoleum of King Wu of Zhou Dynasty!
When leaving Xianyang, Ying Zheng moved the big stone tripod used for alchemy to the secret room of Gu Chenggong, and then asked Zhao Gao to seal the secret room.
But Ying Zheng was afraid of losing these small stone tripods in the chaos, so he took them with him.
Ying Zheng picked up one of them and weighed it in his hands.
At this time, Li Si walked in from outside.
"Your Majesty, do you have anything to do with me?" Li Si said with cupped hands.
"Sir, the current situation is that we are moving forward according to our plan." Ying Zheng said, "It can be said to be quite smooth."
"As long as it goes well." Li Si smiled.
Then, Ying Zheng recounted what he had just said and seen with Yu Tu and others.
"I said I wanted to give them some tokens, but I didn't expect that they would actually give me the tribe's tokens." Ying Zheng said, "I am worried about this gift in return. This place is not like Xianyang, and I have very few things with me, so I It reminds me of this little stone tripod.”
"Your Majesty wants to..." Li Si paused for a moment and said in surprise, "Send this stone tripod to them?"
"I know this is something left by my predecessors, so I asked you specifically," Ying Zheng said.
Li Si thought for a moment, then lowered his voice and said: "As far as Wei Chen knows, these nine small stone tripods are not in the category of heavenly objects. It must have been a senior who was learning to refine secret stones. And for that.”
"That means that even if I exchange this thing for a favor, it doesn't matter?" Ying Zheng asked.
"If it's important, wait until the master comes and the king has learned how to refine the secret stone, and then we can make up for it," Li Sidao said.
After hearing what Li Si said, Ying Zheng felt confident, so he quickly found a brocade box, took out two stone tripods, placed them one on the left and one on the right, and then walked out of the tent with the brocade box in his arms.
Packaging is also very important. If you just hold two small stone tripods casually, how can people believe that they are valuable items.
Returning to the main tent, Ying Zheng deliberately and carefully placed the brocade box in front of Yu Tu, and then sat down opposite Yu Tu.
"Everyone, have you ever heard of the saying 'One word, nine tripods'?" Ying Zheng asked deliberately.
"Of course." Yu Tu replied.
"Haha, among the Chinese ethnic groups, this sentence is often used to describe the commitment and majesty of the emperor or monarch." Although Yu Tu said he knew it, Ying Zheng still explained, "The so-called Jiuding represents the supreme power of China. It is a symbol of supreme leadership.”
Yu Tu nodded and said, "Although we are not Chinese, we know a lot about Chinese civilization."
"So, of course this is the one that can match the tokens of these two worthy brothers." Ying Zheng said as he opened the brocade box.
The two small stone tripods lay quietly in the brocade box, seeming to be staring at each other, and seemed to be whispering secretly.
"Is this the Jiuding?" Thorin's eyes fell on the small stone tripod and asked in surprise.
"It's so small." Qiang Yu said.
"Haha, please don't get me wrong." Ying Zheng explained, "The nine tripods mentioned just now are the nine large bronze tripods inherited from Dayu that are unique to the Zhou royal family, and the two here are the ones I found in the tomb of King Wu of Zhou Dynasty. While flying the crossbow, I accidentally discovered two of the nine stone tripods. Their shapes were exactly the same as those of the Nine Tripods. They were completely modeled after the nine bronze tripods and were unique to the Zhou royal family."
"Stone tripod?" Yu Tu frowned and reached out to pick up a small stone tripod.
Thorin also picked up the other curiously.
After looking at it for a long time, Yu Tu's expression changed.
"Your Majesty said that this stone cauldron was found in King Wu's Mausoleum?" Yu Tu's brows were condensed in one spot, as if he was thinking about something.
"Yeah, what's wrong?" Ying Zheng said.
"The Mausoleum of King Wu of Zhou...has existed for more than 800 years." Yu Tu seemed to be talking to himself, "Did King Wu of Zhou at that time go to Jingjue Kingdom?"
"Jing Jueguo?" Yu Tu's words stunned Ying Zhengwen.
"Yes, look at the fine workmanship of this stone tripod. There are no textures or traces of carvings. It is so well-preserved even though it is so old." Yu Tu's eyes never left the stone tripod. "This kind of method can only be used by elites." have."
Thorin explained from the side: "
Jingjue Country is an independent country in the Western Region. Although it is not large in area, it is much richer than the surrounding countries. This is because they can produce all kinds of strange-shaped stones and the houses they build are extremely strong. The country is Jingjue Country. The city is commonly known as Stone City because it is too strong and has never been attacked for thousands of years. Because of this, tribes from all over the country went to Jingjue Country to exchange goods. Over time, it became a distribution center for goods. land. "
When Ying Zheng heard this, he immediately became interested and asked: "Is the special stone that my dear brother mentioned similar to this stone tripod?"
"I have only been to Jingjue Country two or three times, and I didn't pay special attention to what the special stone looked like. If my grandfather hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have noticed anything special about this stone tripod," Thorin said.
Yu Tu took the words and said: "I often go to that Jingjue country. Your Majesty, you also know that the Yiqu family's family is in a barren land. The cattle and sheep that have been raised with more hard work will be lost." They also want to sell it at a good price, so most of the time, they slaughter the cattle and sheep, separate them into various parts, and then separate the sheepskin and wool. After saving a lot, they take it to Jingjue City to sell it. The money exchanged , and buy some food and tools. The entire city there is made of that special stone, so it is called the Stone City."
Ying Zheng became more and more interested as he listened: "Old Patriarch, as you said just now, the texture of this stone tripod is uniform and has no texture. Could it be that the same is true for the stone in Jue City?"
"That's right." Yu Tu nodded and said, "I was also curious about why the stones were so strong and indestructible no matter how much they were hit by a giant hammer, so I asked acquaintances there about the mystery. It turned out that those stones were not made of It is polished by natural rocks, but made by the Guidong tribe through a special method, and its production method is a secret technique that has never been spread to outsiders. Ordinary Guidong tribe members do not know the details at all."
"Old patriarch, tell me more about the origin of the Guidong Clan and Jingjue City. I also want to know the origin of this stone tripod." Ying Zheng found a reason, and his purpose was to find out as much as possible the secret of the secret stone.
Yu Tu began to talk with gusto: "According to legend, this Guidong tribe was not originally from the Western Regions, but came from the more distant West. It is said that they came to the present Jingdong more than a thousand years ago to seek refuge. The location of Jue City. At that time, there happened to be no tribe occupying that place, so the Ghost Cave Clan stayed there."
Thorin blinked and said, "No wonder the people there have dark skin and high nose bridges. It turns out they are not local people."
"Yes." Yu Tu said, "It is said that their ancestors made this kind of special stone and piled it into a very tall tower. Later, for unknown reasons, the place was submerged by the sea. The remnants of the Guidong Clan Their descendants lost their homes and were expelled, so they migrated all the way, and it took a long time to get here."
What Yu Tu said is already very consistent with the legend Li Si once told.
"These people claim to be the Ghost Cave Clan. Their specialty is that they can dig deep caves in the mountains and mine for treasure. It is also said that the making of those weird stones is also done in very deep caves." Yu Tu continued.
What Li Si said is that volcanic lava is used to make dense stones, which is also similar to a certain extent.
"This specialty of theirs is beyond the reach of other tribes in the Western Regions. Those hunting herdsmen have never seen such a majestic city or such a strong wall, so they dare not offend them rashly. Therefore, the Jingjue Kingdom gradually became It is a recognized neutral country, and its market is also the largest in the Western Region." Yu Tu said.
"Then Jingjue country should be very rich, right?" Ying Zheng asked.
"Of course." Yu Tu's eyes suddenly showed a look of envy, "Sometimes I think about how great it would be if I could lead my tribe to live in Jingjue Country."
"Old Patriarch," Ying Zheng said, "I also want to go to Jingjue Country to see more. When the time comes, can you be a guide for me?"
"Haha, of course there is no problem." Yu Tu smiled.
