Ying Zheng's lips trembled slightly, his brows tightened and he said, "Is this also the fate of ancestor Jing Jue?"
Queen Wuchan shook her head with a smile and said: "This is not the will of our ancestors, but it is said that the kings of China in the past came to Jingjue for help only after they unified China. Now King Qin only asks for help with one The identity of the lord of the country came to Jingjue in advance, but it was a bit unexpected."
Upon hearing that the rules were not left by Jing Jue's ancestors, Ying Zheng breathed a sigh of relief, and then said: "I will complete this great cause of unification on my own, but there are also instructions from my predecessors. Qin needs to accumulate national strength for ten years. Only then can we go to war. As for me, I only came to visit Jingjue in accordance with the orders of my seniors after calming down several internal and external disturbances and stabilizing the government."
Queen Wuchan seemed to know what the "senior" in Ying Zheng's words meant, so she did not pursue the matter. Instead, she nodded and said: "I have heard about the civil strife in Qin. King Qin, you suppressed the rebellion of your brother. , cleaned up Lao Ai who was cheating on others, and conquered the hearts of the people in Yiqu. Even Lu Buwei, who had monopolized power, was uprooted."
"It's really a good thing!"
At this moment, Queen Wuchan looked at her with a little respect.
"Haha." Ying Zheng suddenly felt proud of being looked up to by a young girl, "I didn't expect that Jujue's information is really well-informed."
"This is natural." Queen Wuchan said, "There are so many sophisticated merchants coming here. Sometimes the rumors on the streets are more accurate than the information collected in the temples."
It seems that in addition to its prosperous business, Jingjue Country is also a unique place for gathering intelligence.
"Haha, since the news of Jingjue Kingdom is so well-informed, maybe I will ask Queen Wuchan for help in the future." Ying Zheng said with a smile.
Queen Wuchan nodded slightly and said softly: "If it is a state matter, I will naturally respond to all requests."
The topic returned to state affairs.
Ying Zheng thought it over, stopped beating around the bush, and said directly: "Since we are talking about state affairs, Queen Wuchan must also know that I came here for the secret stone, and its purpose is to build my royal tomb. And this matter, Queen Wuchan should know."
Queen Wuchan sneered: "It's a pity that the outstanding monarchs of the past dynasties did not build such a luxurious mausoleum, but they had to help China mobilize their troops."
Ying Zheng: "..."
She seemed to be complaining in her heart, but Queen Wuchan turned around and said, "Tell me, how many secret stones are needed this time?"
"Uh." Ying Zheng hesitated.
When he was in Lishan Mountain, Ji Fa did not say the number of dense stones needed.
"This time the royal tomb is built on the Fire Eye, so the senior did not explain how many secret stones are needed, but ordered me to ask the queen to send a few craftsmen who are proficient in secret stone forging to accompany me back to the Qin Kingdom to assist in the construction of the royal tomb. Mausoleum."
"Craftsman?" Queen Wuchan raised her eyebrows slightly, "People who are expert at making dense stones are not called craftsmen, they are called ghost hands."
"Ghost hands?"
This title is a bit unique.
"Well, that's right. The Ghost Cave Clan is good at digging caves leading to the Fire Eye, and this type of tribe is naturally called Ghost Hands." Queen Wuchan said, "But Ghost Hands alone are not enough. They also need a Object."
"But... ice Gu?" Ying Zheng asked tentatively.
"Haha." Queen Wuchan lightly covered her lips, smiled, and said, "Even the Ice Gu knows about it. It seems that your identity is no longer in doubt."
"Uh, is this ice Gu thing quite secretive?" Ying Zheng asked.
"Of course." Queen Wuchan said with a certain air of dignity, "How ghost hands forge secret stones, even the ordinary ghost cave tribesmen don't know, so the existence of ice Gu is not known to outsiders."
It seems that it is not only the ice Gu but also the ghost hands that are quite valuable. It seems that there are only a small number of ghost hands in the Guidong clan.
Thinking of this, Ying Zheng asked again tentatively: "I wonder if the ghost hands and ice Gu mentioned by Queen Wuchan can be borrowed from Da Qin?"
Queen Wuchan thought for a moment and said, "It's okay to lend it to you for a while, but before that,
It would be best for you to follow me to the ghost cave to have a look, to understand the process of forging secret stones, and then you can personally select the person you like.
. "
"How about it?"
Of course it's good, and it's very, very good.
Ying Zheng's heart twitched.
Just now, he was worried that Queen Wuchan would only give him secret stones and would not lend him ghost hands and ice poison. However, he did not expect that Queen Wuchan would let him visit the ghost cave and then randomly choose the candidates to go to Qin.
You must know that this is not only exposing the most important secrets of his country to Ying Zheng, but the level of support and trust far exceeds Ying Zheng's expectations.
"Okay, of course!" Ying Zheng was happy and smiled from ear to ear.
For some reason, Queen Wuchan seemed very happy when she saw Ying Zheng happy.
"If this is the case, I still need to make some arrangements in advance, so please ask King Qin to wait patiently for a day or two." Queen Wuchan said as if the spring breeze was blowing on her face, "When everything is ready, let's go into the ghost cave."
"Okay!" Ying Zheng responded, "However, I would like to know how many fire eyes and ghost caves there are in Jingjue Kingdom?"
"Haha, King Qin is the first foreigner to ask this question." Queen Wuchan said with a smile.
"Oh?" Ying Zheng said, "If this is the privacy of the nobles, just pretend that I didn't ask."
"This is no privacy at all." Queen Wuchan said, "Jingjue Country is not a big country, and there are only two fire eyes underground, one bright and one dark. The bright one is naturally the one commonly used by ghost hands, and The dark ones have been dormant underground for a long time. As for those that have not been discovered, there may still be some."
"As for the ghost caves, you can dig as many as you want, but generally those used for forging dense stones only have access roads."
It turns out that this is the case. Listening to Queen Wuchan's description, Ying Zheng is looking forward to this trip to the ghost cave more and more.
"Is there any danger in this ghost cave?" Ying Zheng asked.
Queen Wuchan looked at Ying Zheng with a slanted eyebrow and said, "Why, is King Qin afraid?"
"Haha." Ying Zheng smiled and shook his head and said, "Of course I am not afraid. I think that if there is any danger in the ghost cave, Queen Wuchan will not go there by herself and send one or two elders to take her with her. Just go there."
"Thank you, King Qin, for your concern." Queen Wu Chan's smile became even brighter, "But Wu Chan has been in and out of that ghost cave since he was a child, so he has long been accustomed to it. When King Qin goes there, he should not lose the face of Great Qin."
"Hahaha, of course not." Ying Zheng laughed.
What was a rather reserved first meeting was now filled with laughter.
The two people's understanding of each other also gradually changed in this laughter.
"By the way, there is one more thing that I want to discuss with Queen Wuchan." Ying Zheng said.
"King Qin, please speak."
Ying Zheng said: "It's about the Qiemo Kingdom."
Then, after Ying Zheng set out from Loulan, he passed through the Qiemo Kingdom. Worried about being ambushed, he sent several groups of people to test. After being plundered, he sent a caravan of a hundred people to act as bait, and then ambush the Qiemo tribe to attack the attackers. The process of catching them all was explained to Queen Wuchan in quite detail.
"Hmph!" After hearing this, Queen Wuchan stood up and said, "This King Qiemo is getting more and more outrageous!"
"In the past, I often robbed the solitary traders who came to Jingjue to do business. I did not care about my dignity and did not care about them. Unexpectedly, now I even intercept and kill a caravan of hundreds of people."
"There were actually two thousand troops dispatched."
"Do you really think that I am easy to bully?"
Queen Wuchan's smile disappeared, her brows were furrowed, and her expression turned grim.
But……
At this moment, she seemed even more beautiful than when she smiled. She was so beautiful that people were a little stunned and dazzled.
"Queen Jingjue, there is no need to be angry." Ying Zheng did not dare to look directly at her youth, but lowered his head slightly and said, "Then King Qiemo has been captured by me, but I feel that this may not be a trivial matter for Jingjue.
So I want to leave him to your disposal. "
Queen Wuchan thought for a while and then said: "It is indeed more appropriate for Jingjue to take part in this matter. After all, King Qin represents a foreign country. If it is handled carelessly, the consequences may make the entire Western Region hostile to Qin." .”
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Haha, I am not afraid. Ying Zheng smiled and said, "It's just that things don't seem to have reached that point yet, and there's no need to break up with Qie Mo."
Queen Wuchan's bright eyes swayed slightly: "In this case, it is not easy for Jingjue to make arbitrary decisions regarding Qiemo. It is better for King Qin and King Xiqiang to help, and together we can completely change King Qiemo's mind."
"Well, that's best."
"Then let's settle the matter of King Qiemo first." Queen Wuchan said, "It won't be too late for us to discuss the remaining matters slowly."
"Okay, it's up to you." Ying Zheng responded.
Queen Wu Chan pointed at the Xuanyuan Sword and said with a charming smile: "Prince Qin should take this Xuanyuan Sword back. Wu Chan would not dare to ask for such an expensive gift."
Queen Wuchan knew that Ying Zheng said he was giving her a gift, but he just wanted to find an excuse to talk to her in private.
Ying Zheng smiled awkwardly, "Hey, that's good."
Queen Wuchan helped Ying Zheng put the Xuanyuan Sword into the wooden box, and then gently held the wooden box on Ying Zheng's shoulder.
This series of actions is like a lady packing her husband's luggage to send him off for a long journey.
Ying Zheng couldn't help but feel a little distraught.
In order to stop thinking wildly, Ying Zheng opened the door first this time and walked in front. Based on his memory, he returned to the meeting hall.
There was a lively scene in the hall.
Some elders saw that the porcelain in another person's hand was good-looking, so they exchanged the silk and satin in his hand with him. If that person didn't want the satin, they went to find someone else to exchange for tea leaves.
At this time, everyone had exchanged their favorite goods, and they were all grinning and observing, and showing off the objects in their hands from time to time.
Only Zhehuai remained awake. When he saw Queen Wuchan coming back, he shouted: "Quiet, the Lord is back."
Only then did everyone in Jingjue stop talking and stood back to their positions in an orderly manner.
Queen Wuchan looked at Zhehuai and said, "Zhehuai, King Qiemo, have you followed him to the palace?"
"Hui Clan Chief, King Qiemo has also been brought to the palace and is waiting outside the door." Zhehuai replied.
"Invite him to come in." Queen Wuchan used the word "please" instead of "push".
Zhehuai responded and led two guards out of the palace gate.
Not long after, a tall figure appeared at the door of the hall.
Everyone's eyes were focused on him, especially the elite elders, who seemed to have a little fear in their eyes.
Of course they recognized this person as an alternative among the countries in the Western Regions - King Qiemo!
In the hearts of the Yiqu elders, King Qiemo is a ruthless and decisive character who is difficult to deal with. How come they heard that he has become a prisoner of Da Qin today?
Suddenly, the impression of all the Jingjue tribe on Da Qin was invisibly improved by several points.
"Long time no see, King Qiemo." Queen Wuchan's tone was quite cold, completely devoid of the charming charm she had when she was alone with Ying Zheng just now.
"Hahaha, I can't believe that the little girl I haven't seen in a few years has transformed into the master of the Jingjue Kingdom." King Qiemo laughed.
"Don't be rude!" Zhehuai scolded.
Queen Wuchan raised her hand to stop Zhehuai and said directly: "Now is not the time to reminisce about the past. I heard that King Qiemo attacked Da Qin's large caravan. Not only did he fail to succeed, he was also captured. This It’s really strange.”
"But the King of Qin was magnanimous. Not only did he not kill all of you, but he also gave you a great blessing."
"Presumably King Qi Mo doesn't want to climb down this step, he just wants to gain Jingjue's recognition."
"Then today
Today, I will promise you that everything King Qin said is Jing Jue’s intention. If King Qie Mo insists on disobeying it, then Jing Jue will also take this opportunity to settle the old and new accounts with King Qie Mo. . "
As the tone became colder, what appeared before everyone's eyes was the supreme power of the proud queen.
King Qiemo was stunned for a moment, then he laughed and said, "With Queen Jingjue's promise, I agree to this matter!"
