Ji Fa grabbed Ying Zheng's hand, and then pressed Ying Zheng's thumb on the raised spot on the tripod's body that he had just touched.
A warm feeling came, but Ying Zheng did not shrink his hand, but pushed forward with more force.
There was an itching feeling in his fingertips, and Ying Zheng felt as if his thumb was being sucked by the cauldron. This feeling had happened to him before, when he used his fingerprint to open the door before entering the fourth floor of King Wu's Tomb.
Could it be that this Jiuding also has the function of identifying fingerprints?
Before he could think about it further, he heard Ji Fa say from the side: "Okay, the recognition of the master is completed. In the future, you can also open and close this cauldron according to your own wishes."
The burning and itching sensations disappeared, and Ji Fa let go of Ying Zheng's hand.
Ying Zheng pulled his arm back and looked at the thumb carefully, but found nothing strange.
Ji Fa said hello and led Ying Zheng around to the back of the big cauldron. Then he pointed at a dent on the cauldron and said, "This is the mechanism to restore it. You can use the finger just now to restore it." Put it on."
Ying Zheng put his thumb up without any hesitation.
On the surface of the cauldron, the layer of light red light gradually disappeared, and the cauldron ears above it also fell back to their original positions, tightly fitting together, as if they had never moved.
No need to ask, the belly of the tripod inside has also returned to its original appearance.
In the following time, Ji Fa took Ying Zheng to operate the tripod one by one.
Half an hour later, each of the tripods confirmed Ying Zheng's identity, which meant that Ying Zheng and Ji Fa were their common masters.
As long as Ying Zheng wants to, Jiuding can be opened anytime and anywhere in the future.
Of course, even if it is turned on, he will not do it in front of outsiders.
After identifying the owner, Ying Zheng checked each tripod one by one, up and down, to ensure that each tripod was restored to its previous state before accompanying Ji Fa out of the secret room.
"Senior, it seems that the stone cauldron for alchemy is really a rudimentary cauldron." After seeing the magic of Jiuding, Ying Zheng said with a smile.
"Each has its own use. In fact, Jiuding can also make elixirs, but that would be overkill." Ji Fa said.
"When will senior teach me how to make alchemy?" Ying Zheng said with a smile.
Ji Fa sighed softly and said, "As a king, you have a lot to learn. It seems that I am going to arrange a course for you. You must arrange what you want to learn at what time every day."
"Uh... it's not impossible." Ying Zheng said, "As long as the seniors don't find it annoying, I will definitely study hard."
"Alchemy is different from other skills. It requires sufficient raw materials." Ji Fa said, "By the way, how are you doing with the stone cauldron? How many raw materials are left after you retrieved them from the fourth floor? ?」
"There's still a lot left." Ying Zheng scratched the back of his head and said, "I haven't been in the palace for long during this period, but I have almost mastered my alchemy skills."
"Just manipulating a stone cauldron can be considered a skill?" Ji Fa said, "When you create the cauldron and elixir base for alchemy, you will truly master the art of alchemy."
"Hehe." Ying Zheng said with a smile, "I also want to learn, but no one taught me before."
"Let's do this." Ji Fa said, "Tomorrow I will give you the elixir recipe. While you memorize it, order someone to prepare all the materials and then I will teach you how to make the elixir."
"Great!" Ying Zheng said with a grin.
"Don't be complacent yet." Ji Fa said coldly, "It's hard to say whether you can get those materials together."
"Why, are those materials rare?" Ying Zheng asked.
Ji Fa glanced at Ying Zheng and said, "Didn't I tell you the story about Shennong once building a bridge and tasting herbs? Why don't you remember it?"
Ying Zheng: "..."
It turns out that the materials for alchemy are so difficult to obtain!
But Ying Zheng is not that worried. After all, in Shennong's time, there was no systematic herbal cultivation system, and the types of herbal medicine reserves now are much more than those in that era.
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"Take your time with the alchemy matters. You have to be fully prepared in the three days now, and then we will go to the royal tomb." Ji Fa said.
"Okay." Ying Zheng said
He said, "I wonder, should I take Jing Fan with me?"
Ji Fa nodded slowly and said, "Just take him with you."
Ying Zheng understood the idea, cupped his hands and said, "In this period of time, please let me live in this Sima Mansion."
"Okay, if anything happens, I will naturally go to the palace to find you." Ji Fa nodded.
"Senior, please rest early. I'll give Sima and his son a few words." Ying Zheng turned around and left.
"Wait a minute." Ji Fa stopped Ying Zheng, "From now on, you should call me master. It will be more convenient this way."
"Well, okay." Ying Zheng smiled and said, "Then, Master, let's rest first. I'll go back to the palace first."
"Go." After saying that, Ji Fa stepped into the living room.
By chance, Sima and his son took stock of all the goods in the caravan and met Ying Zheng face to face.
Ying Zheng ordered the two of them to serve Ji Fa well, so the father and son naturally did not dare to neglect.
When he returned to the palace, it was already dark. Ying Zheng first went to Huayang Palace to pay his respects to Mrs. Huayang, and then returned to his palace.
As usual, the ladies came out to greet him.
Hu Yu, who was pregnant with his belly, happily took the reins from Ying Zheng's hand and led Maple Leaf towards the stable without moving his head.
The next morning, a familiar figure appeared in the meeting hall.
Meng Wu is back!
"Hahaha..." Ying Zheng was extremely happy to see Meng Wu, "Have you just rushed back to the court from Longxi?"
What Ying Zheng was talking about was Longxi, not Liangzhou.
Except for the close associates in the DPRK, most people still don’t know what is going on in Liangzhou.
Meng Wu stepped forward and cupped his hands and said, "I returned to Xianyang yesterday when it was already late. I learned that the king had just returned to the palace, so I didn't bother him."
"Okay, let's discuss the matter over there in detail later." Ying Zheng said.
"As ordered." Meng Wu bowed his hands and stepped back.
Ying Zheng turned to look at Lord Changping and asked, "Xiangbang has a hard time handling the affairs of the court. Is there any urgent matter in the temple recently that requires my decision?"
Lord Changping took a step forward, cupped his hands and said, "Back to the king, Zheng Guo sent back a letter, saying that Han Fei only agreed to draw the drawings and then let Zheng Guo take them back to Qin. He himself did not want to come in person."
"Haha, as expected." Ying Zheng was not surprised by the news, "We guessed that he would not come before, and we were right."
At this time, Li Si stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the problems encountered in building the canal are not difficult to solve. The key to this matter is whether your Majesty wants Han Fei to join the Qin government."
Ying Zheng and Ji Fa had previously discussed the matter of Chang Ping Jun as prime minister. After Ying Zheng considered it, he indeed planned to make other arrangements for Chang Ping Jun.
But if the position of Xiangbang becomes vacant, no suitable person can be found to replace it for the time being.
Although Li Si has no problem, Ying Zheng doesn't want Li Si to be tied up in state affairs for the time being.
The other direct ministers, except Sima Hong and his son, were all military generals, which was obviously not suitable.
As for Sima father and son, they all performed their own duties. They were busy enough in their own department, and they had no time to lead the government.
Now through the construction of the canal, if Han Fei can be allowed to enter the Qin Dynasty, Ying Zheng will undoubtedly have a great help in handling the affairs of the state.
Ying Zheng looked at Li Si and said, "The Tingwei recommended Han Fei to me before, so I am interested in knowing whether Han Fei is really capable?"
Li Si cupped his hands and said, "Han Fei is really not a mediocre person. Your Majesty can recruit him to Qin and entrust him with important tasks."
One sentence expresses Lisi's point of view.
Yesterday, Ying Zheng returned to the palace and chatted with Li Si for a while. After that, Li Si went to Sima Mansion to find Ji Fa. Presumably, the master and apprentice must have had a thorough chat, so Li Si's current views and actions may also be the same. Ji Fa's instruction.
Ying Zheng nodded and said: "Since the imperial officer knows Han Fei and the Qin Dynasty is in the process of employing people, I am determined to recruit Han Fei to join the Qin Dynasty. What good advice can you give me?"
"Your Majesty, since this excuse to build the canal doesn't work, then we should find another way." Meng Wu said, "And this reason is more convincing than building the canal."
Sima Hong took a step forward and said, "Since South Korea has signed a contract with us,
A trade treaty has been signed, and South Korea is on the road that several countries must pass through. Presumably, South Korea's income will become more and more abundant in the future. We can use this as an excuse to make an appointment with him to Xianyang first, and then make plans. "
Changping Jun also said: "Your Majesty, the letter from Zheng Guo also mentioned that King Han ordered Han Fei to draw pictures, but it was not without conditions. He heard that our flying crossbows were very domineering, so he wanted to exchange the illustrated books for a certain number of Flying crossbow."
"Oh?" Ying Zheng asked with interest, "How much does he want?"
Changping-kun hesitated for a moment before saying, "That's it..."
? ” Ying Zheng was slightly startled.
The ministers were also discussing.
Changping Jun did not explain much, but took out a brocade silk from his arms and handed it to Zhao Gao.
Zhao Gao handed it to Ying Zheng.
This is a letter written by Zheng Guo himself, and it indeed mentions the King of Han's request for a flying crossbow.
"Haha, this can be regarded as a bait." Ying Zheng's eyes swayed, and he didn't seem to be worried about the number.
Li Si cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, it is advisable to use the flying crossbow as a condition, but we cannot do without conditions. I am willing to go to South Korea in person and invite Han Fei to Great Qin."
"Haha, there's no rush." Ying Zheng said with a smile, "We have to wait for Zheng Guo to come back and understand the specific situation before we make plans."
"Yes, Your Majesty," Li Si responded.
"What else is important?" Ying Zheng asked the ministers.
The ministers in charge of various affairs talked about the recent developments in recent days.
After Ying Zheng made arrangements respectively, he withdrew from the court.
After the dynasty ended, Meng Yi accompanied Meng Wu to Ying Zheng's study.
"Shangqing has been working hard outside for more than half a year. Thank you for your hard work. Sit down quickly." Ying Zheng pulled Meng Wu to sit down.
"There is no need to be polite, Your Majesty. Isn't it the duty of a minister to do something for Your Majesty?" Meng Wu said with a smile.
"Okay, you're welcome." Ying Zheng went straight to the point, "How's it going in Liangzhou?"
"Fortunately, before Wei Chen left, Xu Wan and Chen Li had sorted everything out. There didn't seem to be any movement on the Xiongnu side. They probably didn't notice anything." Meng Wu said.
"That's good." Ying Zheng said happily, "In this way, we can mobilize merchants to form a caravan and go to the Western Regions for trade."
"Yes." Meng Wu nodded and said, "The accessible route has been planned for the way back, and checkpoints have been set up along the way to fully ensure the safety of business travelers."
"Well done!" Ying Zheng praised, "General Meng is not in Xianyang during this period, I have a lot to say to you."
"Well, Meng Yi also mentioned that the king has very important things to let the ministers know." Meng Wu said.
"Yes, General Meng, sit tight and don't be frightened."
Meng Wu: "..."
Immediately, Ying Zheng told Meng Wu the same secrets he had told his direct ministers before, as well as the plan for the next thousand years.
Even Meng Wu, who has been on the battlefield for a long time, felt ups and downs in his heart when he first heard it, and his scalp was numb.
However, after listening to Ying Zheng's story, Meng Wu didn't think too much and said directly: "It's really a blessing for the Meng family to help the king save the people from the fire and water. However, the Meng family army has come into contact with so many people. Hidden, shouldn’t we make early plans for where we will end up in the future?”
As the head of a family, Meng Wu naturally considers the future of the entire family and the Meng family army.
"Of course, but there is no rush." Ying Zheng said, "What I want to say is that all secrets in the future will be completed by the Meng family army, but this can also be done
It can cause the entire Meng family army to no longer go into battle to kill the enemy. What do you think about this? "
Meng Wu's eyes were a little wandering, but only for a moment, his worries disappeared completely: "Hahaha, in the future, whatever the king says will be done, but in this case, Wei Chen will hang up his boots early."
Several people laughed together.
Hanging up your boots early may not necessarily be a bad thing in a sense.
