Sima Mansion, Treasure Pavilion.
A young man was concentrating on observing the fire under the stone cauldron in front of him, watching the changes in the medicine in the stone cauldron, and completely did not notice a figure appearing behind him.
"How are you studying?" A voice came from behind him.
The young man was startled, raised his head hurriedly, and then quickly bowed down and said: "Your Majesty."
This figure is none other than Ying Zheng, and that young man is Hu Yu's apprentice, Xu Fu.
"Haha, you are really attentive." Ying Zheng said with a smile, "You don't even know who is coming behind you."
"Hehe, the king's footsteps are really light." Xu Fu said, "And there are so many guards outside, so outsiders will definitely not be able to get in, so there is no need to be too vigilant."
Ying Zheng nodded and asked, "How is the recent progress?"
Xu Fu said with high spirits: "Entering the country is pretty good. I didn't expect this alchemy to be so advanced and complicated."
Ying Zheng thought: If it weren't for the complexity, I would have learned it myself.
"Is Master inside?" he asked.
"Inside." Xu Fu replied, "I'll report it."
Before he could finish speaking, he slipped into the secret room.
Ying Zheng smiled and followed in.
Different from the past, the underground secret room now not only stores Jiuding, but also a large amount of grain grown from the original grains, and there is also a special existence - the Nian beast.
Therefore, Ying Zheng took stricter precautions here.
Little Nian is crawling in a wooden box covered with quilts, seemingly sleeping.
Ying Zheng lowered his voice and asked, "Master, how has it been these past two days?"
Ji Fa smiled and said: "It's quite well-behaved. It seems that it has recognized the wooden box as home. In addition to eating, drinking and sleeping."
"It seems to be almost like a child." Ying Zheng said with a smile, "As long as you are not naughty, Master, just keep it as a pet."
Ji Fa rolled his eyes at him and said, "You obviously got this pet."
Ying Zheng scratched his head and said with a smile: "Is this temporary? In a few days, I will send it to Lishan. By the way, Master, how is the refining of that eye?"
"It's almost done." Ji Fa said, "It's just adding the earth element. It's not that complicated, but it takes some time to refine the grains."
"Do you need any other help?" Ying Zheng asked.
Ji Fa shook his head: "No one else can help with this matter, except you."
Ying Zheng: "..."
Ji Fa smiled and said, "You are here because you have other important matters, right?"
Ying Zheng nodded and told Ji Fa about letting Li Si replace Lord Changping and destroy Han in Luoyi.
Ji Fa said: "I have heard him talk about Li Si's appointment as prime minister. As for the attack on South Korea, you can just make the arrangements."
"Master, what I want to say is that if Korea is destroyed in this battle, it will be a few years earlier than we agreed." Ying Zheng said.
Ji Fa smiled and said: "If it were just South Korea, it would be okay. When I asked you to prepare for ten years, I wanted you to win the battle and win the attack. Now you can take down South Korea without you taking action. As for the country, why not do it?"
Ying Zheng would also smile heartily: "Since Master said this, I feel relieved."
"Just don't forget what you promised Han Fei." Ji Fa warned.
"I remember to be kind to King Han and their royal family." Ying Zheng said, "Don't worry, Master, I will definitely not take their lives."
The reason why I emphasize this is because the Han family is also of the Ji surname.
Ji Fa nodded, the two chatted for a while, and then Ying Zheng came out of the secret room.
Xu Fu, who was guarding the first floor, sent him out and then began to concentrate on refining the elixir.
Arriving at the inner palace, Ying Zheng found Sima Jie.
"After Li Si became prime minister, I want to recruit a group of talented young people." Ying Zheng said, "The list you listed before is not a big problem. Now we need to give them a reasonable position. This must be implemented as soon as possible. .”
Sima Jie responded: "The relevant arrangements have been made by Wei Chen. Please take a look at them."
After that, Sima Jie found a roster and handed it to Ying Zheng.
Ying Zheng took the roster and took a general look at it.
"Yes, let's stick to this for now. If there is anything wrong, we will make minor adjustments." Ying Zheng said, "By the way, how about the compilation of the historical annals?"
"Back to the king, the main part has been completed." Sima Jie responded, "The rest is being revised."
Ying Zheng said: "During this trip, I came up with the idea of tampering with the deeds of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, and putting some less well-known emperors into the Five Emperors, thereby replacing the Five Emperors."
Sima Jie asked in confusion: "Why is this?"
Ying Zheng explained: "The reason why I want to destroy all the historical records and keep only this one is to hide some secrets of heaven's inheritance, including the Five Emperors. If all the characters in it are tampered with, then the truth will naturally be revealed. No trace left.”
Sima Jie thought for a moment and said, "Okay, Wei Chen will re-compile the deeds of the Five Emperors."
After talking about political affairs, Ying Zheng's tone relaxed: "How have you been lately? Are you satisfied with the marriage I arranged for you?"
Sima Jie smiled and said, "Of course I'm satisfied, my wife is pregnant."
"Oh?" Ying Zheng was quite surprised, "This is good news. How long has it been?"
"More than five months." Sima Jie said, "It's just..."
"What's the difficulty?" Ying Zheng asked.
Sima Jie smiled and said: "There is no difficulty, but Meng Yi has also reached the age of marriage. We drank together a few days ago and mentioned this matter. Your Majesty, why don't you..."
I was halfway through speaking, but the meaning was already clear.
Ying Zheng laughed and said: "You have reminded me that when Meng Tian got married, I had not yet grasped the real power. Now that Meng Yi has reached the age, it is time to take it seriously."
"Then I will thank the king for Meng Yi first." Sima Jie said.
Ying Zheng felt a little guilty and said, "It's my fault, I have these two brothers running around all day, and they don't have time to meet the girl's family."
At this moment, Xu Fu was seen running in in a hurry.
"Your Majesty, Master asked you to go there again." Xu Fu said with heavy breathing.
"What happened?" Ying Zheng became nervous.
As soon as he came out, he was called back again, so there must be something urgent.
"It's not something that you are too anxious about." Xu Fu swallowed his saliva and said, "It's just that Master is afraid that you will go far away, so he asked you to go back if something happens."
"Let's go then." Ying Zheng followed Xu Fu back to the secret room.
"Master, is there anything urgent?"
Ji Fa said: "Just now you left, something happened to the Third Eye. It seems that the new earth element failed to fully integrate with the old elements."
"What should we do?" Ying Zheng asked slightly anxiously.
"Accompany me to the Tomb of King Wu. Go there to get some things and come back to try." Ji Fa said while arranging his clothes.
"Okay." Ying Zheng helped tidy up and accompanied Ji out of Sima Mansion.
As he was riding on horseback, he asked: "Master, what is the expression of that eye?"
Ji Fa replied: "Suddenly, its temperature rose a lot. After the surface turned red, it turned earthy gray again. It is expected that the elements are inconsistent."
"Can the things we take solve this problem?" Ying Zheng asked.
"Try it." Ji Fa said, "I'm not entirely sure. There are some items related to mythical beasts stored in the secret room on the fifth floor. They should work."
Upon hearing this, Ying Zheng became interested: "Oh? What are these things? Why haven't I heard Master mention it before?"
Ji Fa said: "Our ancestors collected them when they went to Jiuyou. Some of them are similar to snake sloughs and turtle shells, which were discovered by accident. There are also some similar to phoenix feathers, unicorn horns, etc., which were all given by them. For us."
"I didn't tell you before, but most of those things are not needed. It won't be too late to take them out when the tomb is sealed."
"Then what kind of things are useful for the Third Eye?" Ying Zheng asked.
Ji Fa replied: "Qilin horn."
"How many are needed?" Ying Zheng asked.
Ji Fa smiled bitterly and said, "Even if we need more, we only have one."
Ying Zheng thought for a moment and asked, "If it's not enough, go to Jiuyou and ask for it. Can they give it to you?"
Ji Fa said: "If it's really not enough, then take the Tianmu to Jiuyou and let them adjust it. Using the unicorn horn is not the only way, there are other ways."
"Hehe, that's right." Ying Zheng smiled.
The two came to the tomb of King Zhou Wu, used black iron snails to open the secret door, and took a shortcut to the fifth floor of the tomb.
Except for the coffins placed in the hall, Ying Zheng had almost never been to the other secret rooms.
Ji Fa took him to the door of a secret room and saw a pattern of a mythical beast on one side of the secret door, like some kind of mark.
Use the black iron snail to open the secret door, and there is a narrow passage inside. This passage is light green and looks quite alive under the blue firelight.
Walking inside, there is a trumpet-shaped room with ear chambers on both sides.
"Put the things in the ear room." Ji Fa took the torch from Ying Zheng's hand and entered the ear room.
The surroundings suddenly darkened, and enjoying the darkness and loneliness in such a large ancient tomb would make people instinctively feel inexplicable fear.
Ying Zheng took courage and simply sat on the ground, closed his eyes and thought about other things.
Not long after, Ji Fa moved out a large wooden box.
With the light now available, Ying Zheng sat up.
"Why don't you light the oil lamp? Although it is old, it must be useful." Ji Fa said.
Ying Zheng smiled awkwardly: "I don't know where the lamp is either."
Ji Fa smiled bitterly and said, "I forgot, you have never come in."
After that, Ji Fa walked to the side wall and lit the lamp.
Ying Zheng asked curiously: "Master, I wanted to ask before, why is this lamp not damaged for hundreds of years and still in good condition?"
"The main reason is that it is well sealed, and the surfaces of the utensils are coated with Yangu lacquer." Ji Fa said, "Special things are also added to the lamp oil to prevent it from spreading or drying up."
"So that's it." Ying Zheng murmured.
Ji Fa said angrily: "I have already taught these things to Jing Fan. That is what you should have learned. If you are good, you can assign everything to others."
Ying Zheng chuckled: "Isn't that because I'm a little busy? Master, you also know that I can't stay in the palace for more than a few days a year."
"My Healing Game"
"We've pretty much dealt with what needs to be dealt with now. Don't go far away this year." Ji Fa said.
Ying Zheng nodded and said: "Li Si has just taken over the position of Prime Minister and has to reorganize the government and official positions. I can't leave even if I want to."
"Well, when nothing happens, let him ask Lu Buwei for advice." Ji Fa said.
"Okay." Ying Zheng responded and looked at the wooden box, "Master, what is in this box?"
Ji Fa opened the lid and found several smaller copper boxes inside.
"It's all what I told you."
Ying Zheng curiously opened the first box. Inside was a piece of snake slough, which seemed to belong to Zhu Jiuyou.
The second box is a small piece of turtle shell. It seems that its overall area is not small. It looks a bit like Baxia's turtle shell, maybe even bigger than that.
The third box is very special. It is a red feather, and the root is still light gold.
Ying Zheng was instantly attracted. He had never seen such beautiful feathers.
"This is Feng Ling." Ji Fa explained.
"It's so beautiful." Ying Zheng murmured to himself, "That phoenix must be extremely beautiful."
"It's very beautiful." Ji Fa said as he opened the last box, "This is the Qilin Horn."
Ying Zheng turned around and saw something similar to an antler placed in the box. It was quite big.
It's just dry. If you don't look carefully, you might think it's just wood.
