There was a faint feeling of lovesickness in Wu Chan's letter. Although it was not obvious, Ying Zheng could feel the affection contained therein.
Preparations for trade have been completed, and what Wu Chan is thinking about very much is Thumb and Ghost Hands, and of course Maple Leaf.
After waiting for so long, he finally received Wu Chan's reply. Ying Zheng smiled from ear to ear, and his heart was as sweet as honey. Although he was not forgetful, he did not care about the Meng family beside him. brother.
Meng Tian's expression was a little awkward, but Meng Yi covered his mouth and snickered beside him.
"Your Majesty, there is still a secret letter." Meng Tian reminded him loudly when he saw Ying Zheng indulged in it.
Ying Zheng finally came to his senses, smiled awkwardly, opened the last secret letter, and after reading the contents, he almost fell to the ground with joy.
This secret letter was written by King Qiemo, and it was actually written in Chinese.
The content is that King Qiemo got in touch with Dawan. With the help of Uzi, Dawan was willing to make a deal with Daqin, and the price in exchange for the bloody horse was indeed high.
But this is normal, and since King Mo takes the initiative to deal with it, how could he not ask for more benefits.
Ying Zheng heard Thumb say before that the reason why Qiemo dared to challenge Loulan was because Qiemo was backed by the Kingdom of Kucha. His purpose was to contain Loulan and thus maintain the status of the three great powers of Loulan, Kucha, and Khotan. A tripartite situation.
Now the letter from King Qiemo has proved that this is not a false rumor.
However, Ying Zheng didn't want to ask too much about the political affairs of the Western Regions. After all, the rules were their own. There was no need for the Chinese side to get too involved. If Jingjue moved here in the future, the Western Regions side would be even less important.
As for the transaction with Dawan, although King Qie Mo’s price is a bit high, it is not unacceptable. You must know that the sweat horse is really a rare BMW in the world. If a batch is returned from the transaction with Dawan, then it will be resold. If you give it to the Six Nations, you will definitely be able to get a higher price.
What's more, according to what Ji Fa said, finding a companion for Maple Leaf is really a top priority.
Maple Leaf has recovered well during these days, and his food intake has returned to normal. He has almost eaten the young leaves that Sima Hong brought back, and it is time to consider the next step.
Ying Zheng calmed down and wrote a reply to Wu Chan and King Qiemo respectively.
Of course, the tone and wording are completely different.
"Get ready and go back to the palace with me." After writing the letter, Ying Zheng said while sorting out the letter.
Meng Tian was slightly startled and asked: "Your Majesty, if I go back, who will take over the defense here?"
"Leave it to your cousin," Ying Zheng said. "A few days ago, I asked your father to expand the army. It's time for you to go back and help him."
"Okay!" After hearing this, the two brothers were extremely happy.
Ying Zheng seemed to have remembered something, stood up and said, "I still have some matters to attend to. Please accompany me to the restricted area."
The two brothers responded, prepared their horses, and accompanied Ying Zheng towards the restricted area.
"Your Majesty, what is the planned number of troops for this expansion?" Meng Tian asked curiously.
When Ying Zheng decided to expand the Meng family army in the palace, Meng Tian was still guarding Lishan. Now that he learned the news, he naturally wanted to find out.
Ying Zheng held out three fingers.
"Thirty thousand?" Meng Tian said slightly surprised, "This is an increase of 60%!"
Ying Zheng shook his head and said, "It's not 30,000, it's 300,000!"
Meng Tian staggered and almost fell off his horse.
Meng Yi laughed and said, "This time it's my turn to say this. Look,
You look so worthless! "
Meng Tian glared at Meng Yi and was about to retaliate when Ying Zheng said, "Okay, okay, why are you talking about it again?"
Meng Tian had no choice but to swallow the words he was about to spit out, but saw Meng Yi making another face at him.
"You also know that whether it is the royal tombs being built now or the Great Wall to be built in the future, many secrets of the world are involved.
. Ying Zheng said, "The required manpower is currently insufficient, so I decided to expand the army. As for those trivial odd jobs, let's send some prisoners or slaves."
After the recent battles, there are indeed quite a few slaves and prisoners in Qin.
And this move can relatively protect the confidentiality of the royal tomb, because even if the prisoner's mouth is not strict, there is no place to talk.
Meng Tian thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, in terms of our future thousand-year plan, the troops expanded this time will stay north of the Great Wall in the future, and then form an independent tribe, right?"
Ying Zheng nodded.
"But by then, these people recruited now will be very old. If they form a tribe, their family members must also be taken into consideration." Meng Tian expressed his concerns.
Ying Zheng thought for a while and then said: "This is indeed a problem. If you want it to become an independent tribe, you really have to take reproduction into consideration in advance. What do you think?"
Meng Yi said from the side: "How about this recruitment, just recruit people who have married families, and then gather all their wives."
"I'm afraid this is not appropriate." Meng Tian retorted, "Most people who have wives want to live a comfortable life for a few days, and few are willing to join the army."
"Then recruit soldiers first, and then we will be responsible for finding wives for them." Meng Yi said unconvinced.
"Well, this method is feasible." Before Meng Tian could speak again, Ying Zheng nodded repeatedly and said, "This way we won't waste any time. Since Meng Yi came up with this method, you will be responsible for recruiting the new army. Wife room."
Meng Yi: "..."
This time, it was Meng Tian's turn to chuckle from the side.
Not long after they arrived at the edge of the restricted area, Ying Zhengming and his two brothers were waiting here. He crossed the restricted area alone and came to Yazhen's habitat.
Xi, who was guarding the entrance of the cave, brought Ying Zheng to Yaizhen.
"Greetings to seniors." Ying Zheng bowed and saluted.
"How's it going? Is there no problem with Huoyan?" Yaizhen, who had been thinking about Huoyan, asked eagerly.
"No problem." Ying Zheng paused, "It's just..."
"Just what?" Yajue asked.
"It's just that the black hole that senior lived in before is a little weird." Ying Zheng said, "But I have sealed it away."
"So that's what happened." Yaizhen exhaled slightly and said, "What did you find?"
Ying Zheng simply stated what he had discovered in the black hole.
"You did the right thing." Yaizhen came a little closer to Ying Zheng and then said, "It's better not to let outsiders know about that cave."
Ying Zheng looked confused, looked at Yaizhen and asked, "Senior, what secrets are hidden in that cave? Do you need to move it?"
"Haha." Yaizhen's laughter still sounded so weird, "What is stored in the cave is a gift given to you by this deity."
"A gift?" Ying Zheng was really surprised.
He never expected that the ferocious-looking Yaizhen would prepare a gift for himself so carefully.
"Haha." Yaizhen still smiled strangely, and then said, "I have given this gift several times. Yours
Master, when I accepted it, I was still about the same age as you. "
When Yaizhen said this, Yingzheng became more and more curious and asked quickly: "The ancestors also accepted it? What is it?"
"It's Tai Sui." Yaizhen stopped beating around the bush and said, "And there are a lot of them."
"Taisui?" Ying Zheng was shocked, but after thinking about it carefully, he understood the reason.
When Ji Fa took Ying Zheng into the royal mausoleum, he once told him that Tai Sui guarded the tombs of the Tiancheng mausoleums in the past dynasties, and they controlled most of the energy in the mausoleums.
So, the question is, where do so many Tai Sui come from?
It can't be raised by the inheritors of the past generations.
Therefore, the answer is obvious, those Tai Sui are all caused by Jia Can, or other
Gifted by its guardian beast.
And the Tai Sui inside the black hole was obviously something that Yasui had prepared for Ying Zheng.
"Senior, are these Tai Sui used to guard the royal tomb?" Ying Zheng asked.
"Well, that's right." Yazui slightly nodded its huge beast head and said, "I was already making preparations long before you were going to build the royal tomb. Now, they have entered the growth stage, and the black hole is deep underground. This place is their nest."
"Then move them out." Ying Zheng said, "The dense stones are being made there, and I'm afraid the craftsmen will disturb them."
"No need." Yazhen said, "It is not convenient for them to be disturbed at the moment. If it were possible, I would have moved them here long ago."
"Will they interfere with the craftsmen?" Thinking about the horror of Tai Sui, Ying Zheng still had lingering fears.
"This is possible." Yaizhen's tone was quite cold, "However, I will naturally control them so that they are harmless."
Ying Zheng frowned, and then said: "Do I need to arrange a special hand, or let Senior Xi control them secretly?"
"Haha." Yaizhen seemed to be sneering, "Xi? It can't handle so many Tai Sui. Otherwise, I would have left these things to it long ago. As for your people, there will be no need for them. Once If something goes wrong, not only will it cause trouble, but it will also cause panic."
"Don't worry, with me here, nothing will go wrong."
Hearing what Yazui said, Yingzheng knew that his worries were unnecessary, so he nodded and said: "In that case, I'll trouble you, senior. However, making dense stones is a long-term project. If these Taisui are not able to do anything during this period, Once you’ve grown up, so what?”
"When the time comes, tell your people to stop working and I will remove them." Yaizhen said calmly.
"Okay." Ying Zheng asked no more questions, bowed and saluted Yajuan, and then exited the cave.
On the way back to the camp, Ying Zheng kept imagining the appearance of Tai Sui, as well as the environment and process of their growth.
He has dealt with Tai Sui more than once, but until now, he has never actually seen Tai Sui. He only heard Ji Fa describe Tai Sui's appearance.
After joining the Meng family brothers, the three returned to the camp.
Thumb heard that Ying Zheng was going back to Xianyang and had been waiting in the camp for a while.
Ying Zheng briefly explained the contents of the four secret letters to Thumb, and then handed Wu Chan's letter to Thumb.
After some deliberation, Ying Zheng bowed his hands and said goodbye.
"Your Majesty, please feel free to return to Xianyang. When you come back, the dense rocks will be piled as high as several people." He said, patting his chest with his thumb.
"Hahaha..." Ying Zheng said with a smile, "I'll just wait and see."
After saying goodbye to Thumb, Ying Zheng took Meng Tian and Meng Yi and led a part of the Meng family army back to Xianyang.
