Ying Zheng, who rushed back to Xianyang with the Meng brothers, did not rush back to the palace, but turned a corner and came to Jingyao first.
Jing Fan, who was leading the craftsmen to make porcelain, saw King Qin coming. He quickly put down his tools and invited Ying Zheng into an inner room.
"Your Majesty, how is it over there in Lishan?" Jing Fan has been thinking about the situation in Lishan and asked hurriedly before he could sit down.
"Not bad." Ying Zheng said with a smile, "The craftsmen who stayed there are studying very hard, and the dense stones they create are getting better and better, and they are almost meeting the requirements of Senior Thumb."
"Hehe, that's good." Jing Fan felt relieved after hearing what Ying Zheng said.
Ying Zheng asked, "How are you doing here?"
"Go back to the king." Jing Fan cupped his hands and said, "The porcelain for the harem is complete. The craftsman responsible for making porcelain has prepared some more for the ladies, and some more for trade with the Western Regions, but... …”
Ying Zheng saw Jing Fan hesitate, so he raised his hand and said, "If you encounter any difficulties, just ask."
"Yes." Jing Fan nodded, looked at the Meng brothers again, and then said, "Senior Ji came here two days ago. It seems that he is very interested in "my weapon" and is inspecting it carefully. After talking about it for a while, I felt a sense of emotion. "
Although Ji Fa was a successor of the previous generation, he had never seen "my weapon" with his own eyes before Ying Zheng retrieved this ancient magic weapon.
"Senior Ji admires the superb skills of the ancients. It's not surprising." Ying Zheng said.
"It's not strange to praise him so much. What's strange is that Senior Ji shook his head repeatedly after praising him, and his expression was quite solemn." Jing Fan explained.
"Oh? Why?" Ying Zheng frowned.
Jing Fan shook his head and said, "I also asked at that time, but Senior Ji didn't say anything. Then he looked at the production of flying crossbows and porcelain. What's even more strange is that after seeing the porcelain, Senior Ji's He seemed to be more worried and whispered something we couldn't quite understand."
Ying Zheng looked into Jing Fan's eyes and asked anxiously: "Master, what did he say?"
"We didn't hear much clearly. We only heard him say something like "It's too early, we should leave some way out." "Jing Fan scratched the back of his head, seeming to be recalling the scene at that time.
"Is it too early?" Ying Zheng looked confused, "What's too early?"
Jing Fan shook his head again without knowing why.
"Is there anything else unusual?" Ying Zheng asked next.
"No, Senior Ji took two porcelain bowls. When he left, he said he had something to discuss with you," Jing Fan said.
Ying Zheng turned his eyes, nodded slightly, and said, "Okay, I will go back to find him now. By the way, how many sets of equipment do we have for making flying crossbows?"
"Your Majesty, not counting those that are being built, there are eleven groups that can make flying crossbows." Jing Fan answered with cupped hands.
"Order people to disassemble three groups, load them into vehicles, and send them to South Korea." Ying Zheng ordered, "By the way, I will also bring the assembly drawings and the process of making the flying crossbow."
"Yes!" Jing Fan answered simply, without any doubt or hesitation.
"Also." Ying Zheng stood up and walked to Jing Fan's side, "Whenever we build equipment in the future, we should not involve those Korean craftsmen. This is not because we don't trust them. I don't want to cause trouble."
"Understood." Jing Fan responded.
After the matter at Jing Kiln was settled, Ying Zheng took Meng Tian and Meng Yi and rushed to Sima Mansion.
Sima Jie is about to marry Ying Cheng's sister Caiyun, so the rear palace has been decorated quite festively, and many bachelors are here to help.
Ying Zheng, who was dressed in ordinary clothes, ignored etiquette as usual and went directly to Sima Hong. However, he learned that Ji Fa was in the outer palace, helping the bachelors collect materials for writing "The List of Gods".
Sima Hong sent his housekeeper to ask Ji Fa to come back, and he
Then he accompanied Ying Zheng and talked about Sima Jie's marriage.
In a relatively spacious hall in the outer mansion, a group of scribes were sitting around Ji Fa, listening attentively to Ji Fa's story.
"Huang Feihu, a good general of a generation, was attacking Mianchi like this.
What a pity that he died in the hands of Zhang Kui..." Ji Fa sighed, seeming to remember the long past.
Boom! ! Someone patted the armrest of his chair, obviously quite angry.
On the other side, a scribe stood up and said with a solemn expression: "Listening to Senior Ji's story, we really feel sorry for these good generals who support the Zhou Dynasty, especially heroes like Huang Feihu who turned from darkness to light! "
"Yes, yes." There was a chorus of agreement in the hall.
Ji Fa breathed a long sigh of relief and said slowly: "The replacement of the court will inevitably involve fighting, and wars will inevitably lead to bloodshed and the death of people. It can be said that these soldiers who died in battle made a new court. "Tang, this is true for generals, and so is it for soldiers."
"Yes." Sima Jie stood up and said, "Whether they died in battle or survived, whether they were generals or soldiers, they were all heroes. In order to commemorate them, the outside world should tell this story more Presented in its essence.”
"Okay!" Almost all the scribes responded loudly.
At this time, the housekeeper opened the door and walked in. He walked lightly to Sima Jie and whispered a few words in Sima Jie's ear.
Sima Jie nodded and said to the scribes: "Senior Ji and I still have some things to do, so that's it for today. Last time we discussed highlighting the unjust acts of Shang Zhou, and I think the idea of chaos in the harem is a good one. You guys Let’s continue discussing.”
After all the scribes responded in unison, they stood up and sent Ji Fa and Sima Jie out of the door.
"Senior, the king is back." Sima Jie approached Ji Fa and lowered his voice.
"Yes, I guessed it." Ji Fa also said softly, "You can find a secret room or a quieter room later. I have something to say to you."
"Okay." Sima Jie didn't ask any questions and agreed readily.
Returning to the inner palace, Sima Jie brought Ji Fa, Ying Zheng and others to a separate courtyard near the Treasure Pavilion. This was once a place for Lu Buwei to meditate. Except for the servants who occasionally came here to clean, they were usually very quiet. Few outsiders come.
Ying Zheng briefly explained the situation in Lishan, then looked at Ji Fa and asked, "Master, I went to Jing Kiln before I came here. Jing Fan said that you had been to Jing Kiln a few days ago and you had something to say. You want to tell me, what is it?"
"Yes." Ji Fa nodded and said, "I not only went to Jing Kiln, but also to Meng Mansion. The purpose is to see with my own eyes the secrets of the ancient magic weapon."
"Oh?" Ying Zheng said, pretending to be surprised, "Master, what kind of secret did you see?"
Ying Zheng was not surprised that Ji Fa would be interested in "my weapon". After all, that magical weapon was left behind by his ancestor Huang Di. Ji Fa breathed a sigh of relief and said: "It is undeniable that this ancient magic weapon is really the king of weapons. The soldiers who use it are indeed brave enough to be worthy of all men, but..."
"However, this magic weapon is indeed a double-edged sword." Seeing Ji Fa pause, Ying Zheng added.
"Yes." Ji Fa nodded slightly, "When you discovered the oracle bone map, I once said that the reason why our ancestor Huang Di finally chose to smelt all of them and hide them must have a reason. Now it seems that this god Whether soldiers will save the world or bring harm to the world in the future is indeed unpredictable."
Ying Zheng is so smart, how could he not understand what Ji Fa meant: "Master, do you want me to destroy these "my weapons" in advance? "
Ji Fa shook his head gently and said: "Since I promised you to use "my pottery", I will not regret it, so you have the final say when to smelt it. However, after seeing those exquisite porcelain After that, an idea came into my mind
. "
"Oh?" Ying Zheng asked, "What do you think?"
"About your thousand-year plan." Ji Fa said in a slightly longer voice.
"A thousand-year plan?" Ying Zheng raised his eyebrows and looked suspicious.
"That's right." Ji Fa stroked his white beard and said, "Previously, you only asked your close ministers to take on the great responsibility of unifying China, but have you ever thought that thousands of years later, even if these close ministers The descendants still uphold the ancestral precepts, but then
What was their situation at that time? Does the entire family have the strength and ability to shoulder this important task related to the survival of the nation? "
"This..." Ying Zheng was speechless for a moment.
Obviously, he really hadn't thought about this seriously.
"Now, you have inherited the empire of the Qin Dynasty for more than four hundred years, and you also enjoy the fruits of the self-defense martingale reform, and you also have magical weapons such as "my weapons" and flying crossbows. "Ji Fa's face looked quite heavy, "Even so, it is not easy to destroy the six kingdoms and unify China. In future generations hundreds of years later, the difficulty of this unification will only become more and more difficult. Have you ever thought about it?"
Ying Zheng lowered his head and thought seriously.
The Sima father and son and the Meng brothers also looked at each other with serious expressions on their faces.
Ji Fa continued earnestly: "If you want to unify the great cause, it is impossible to do it with just one passion. The most important thing is to have enough financial resources, so that you can have enough food, weapons and war horses. Now You only ask their descendants to reunify, but you don’t leave them enough wealth. By then, these descendants will definitely have more than enough ambition but not enough power!"
Ying Zheng raised his head, cupped his hands and said, "Master taught me that I really haven't thought about this."
Ji Fa nodded slightly, squinted his eyes and said: "Our ancestors discovered many ancient books when exploring ancient ruins, which recorded a lot of knowledge in various fields, but they were not disclosed to the world. , and it is precisely for this reason that if we do not leave some wealth to our descendants, then the development of history is destined to deviate from the course, and it will become increasingly different from what we imagined."
"I understand." Ying Zheng nodded seriously and said, "Then what should I do?"
Ji Fa picked up his tea cup unhurriedly, took a sip of hot tea, then tapped the porcelain cup with his fingers, and said: "I was really happy when I saw these porcelains in Jing Kiln that day. Can you From the development process of Nayan ancient lacquer, it was discovered that the method of making this porcelain is actually luck. And if this porcelain is produced and promoted in large quantities, it will definitely make Da Qin richer. But since it can be used to make money, then... "
Ji Fa paused, but his eyes were fixed on Ying Zheng.
Ying Zheng seemed to suddenly realize it, and said loudly: "Master is saying... that the method of making porcelain should be temporarily sealed and used when future generations are unified?"
"Hahaha! Not bad!" Ji Fa laughed, "In this way, we have a foundation to stand on, and it will be much easier to unify."
The eyes of Sima Hong, Sima Jie, Meng Tian, and Meng Yi intertwined again, and the corners of their mouths also raised smiles.
To be fair, when King Qin proposed the thousand-year plan, the ministers all enthusiastically agreed, but in fact, everyone had no confidence in their hearts.
At this time, Ji Fa took out a brocade silk from his arms, handed it to Ying Zheng, and then said: "What is recorded in this brocade silk is the location of the tombs of all the emperors of the Great Zhou Dynasty. It is also a big deal." Wealth, if you need money urgently, you can take it.”
Hearing this, Ying Zheng's hands still maintained the posture of taking the brocade silk, and did not take it back in front of him: "This... is not good."
"You can keep it as long as you are told. Not to mention the descendants of my late husband, even living people can die at any time for the great responsibilities of heaven!" Ji Fa's eyes flashed, and his words were decisive and sonorous. .
