The scorching sun stared fiercely at the panting creatures, as if it wanted to evaporate all the water in their bodies.
The birds chirped boringly, but they were also not as melodious as they were in spring.
Ying Zheng sat in the carriage with his two wives, but he didn't feel hot at all.
Because he was holding two bird's nests, and the bird's nests were filled with ice poisonous insects, which were really good escapes from the summer heat.
Hu Yu and Wu Chan also held a bird's nest in their arms respectively, discussing what they had experienced during their trip to Jiuyou.
Now that even the little Nian beast is not around, he naturally doesn't have to worry about what he says.
"I have to say, these phoenixes and phoenixes are really strange." Hu Yu said quietly to Wu Chan, "They are obviously two different divine birds with contradictory attributes, but they can actually become husband and wife."
Wu Chan snickered and said, "What's more, the baby you give birth to doesn't have a neutral appearance, but the gender determines which one it will be."
Hu Yu looked at Ying Zheng and said, "Your Majesty, didn't you say they can control gender? How on earth do they do it?"
"I don't know that." Ying Zheng smiled bitterly, "I only heard that if Fire Phoenix wants Ice Phoenix to give birth to a Fire Phoenix, it needs to condense its vitality for a long time so that its fire attribute can be greater than Ice Phoenix's water element. "
Wu Chan said with a smile: "Thanks to their average ability to give birth. Otherwise, if the ground is full of magical birds, how can ordinary birds and beasts survive?"
"Isn't it?" Hu Yu agreed, "God is still fair. Since he has given them magical abilities and a long life, it is destined not to allow them to have too strong reproductive capabilities."
Wu Chan looked at Ying Zheng and asked, "Will you do the same in the future?"
Ying Zheng: "..."
She was thinking deeply about giving birth to another son for King Qin. How could she not be afraid that Ying Zheng, who had already opened his divinity, would also weaken his fertility?
Hu Yu muttered: "Do you think he looks like those magical birds?"
Wu Chan covered his mouth and shook his head with a smile.
While chatting, the convoy had arrived outside Xianyang City, but saw a large camp suddenly appearing in the south of the city.
Ying Zheng was confused and sent his guards to find out where it came from.
After entering the city, Tan Ma reported back that it was a team coming from Persia, and Li Si arranged for them to camp outside the city.
It seems that the king of Persia sent someone to send money.
Ying Zheng was overjoyed and went straight to Li Si's Prime Minister's Mansion.
Upon learning that King Qin had returned, Li Si welcomed Ying Zheng into his mansion.
"I heard that there is a Persian mission outside the south city gate?" Ying Zheng asked directly.
Li Sidao: "On the surface it is a mission, but in fact it is an army sent by the King of Persia to protect the silver coins. As usual, I arranged them outside the city."
Ying Zheng nodded and asked, "Are the Persians still satisfied with our goods?"
"It is said that he is very satisfied." Li Si responded with a smile, "Prince Mode is currently collecting goods according to the list sent by the King of Persia."
"Ask him to come to me at the palace, and I will ask him about the specific situation." Ying Zheng said, "By the way, how is the battle situation in the north these days?"
Li Sidao: "Wang Jian sent back the news that after leaving behind the soldiers guarding the city, he retreated to Changping and waited for Li Mu's next move."
"Return to Changping?" Ying Zheng said, "This will have a big deterrent effect. It depends on whether Li Mu dares to follow in Zhao Kuo's footsteps. It seems that Wang Jian is really good at attacking people's hearts. What about Huan Jue?"
"According to the news he sent back, after crossing the river, he captured a city." Li Si replied, "Then he detoured north to mobilize the main force of Zhao's army."
Ying Zhenglue said with some worry: "He should not go too far north. It is not a good thing to go deep alone. After all, Wang Jian did not launch a large-scale attack."
Li Sidao: "General Huanjue is also a veteran who has been on the battlefield for many years. How could he not know this truth?"
"Okay, let them do the hard work." Ying Zheng turned to ask, "Is there any news from Sima Hong?"
"Not yet." Li Si said, "But Li Xin came with news that he has entered the Chu Kingdom with your credentials and has not encountered any difficulties. He is secretly getting in touch with Sima Hong. I think he has arrived in Shouchun by now."
"Write a letter to inspire them." Ying Zheng warned, "If you meet the King of Chu, immediately convey the King of Chu's wishes."
"Okay." Li Si responded, and then said, "The Zheng Kingdom has already started construction, but he still needs to hire more laborers to start the construction of the North-South Straight Road at the same time. Look, Your Majesty..."
"Give it to him." The wealthy Ying Zheng didn't even think about it. "As long as the repair is done quickly, it's worth spending more money. After all, the Great Wall of Yinshan needs this straight road."
After talking about a few more political matters, Li Si went out to find Prince Mod, while Ying Zheng returned to the palace alone.
The secret stones needed in Lishan were enough, so Wu Chan did not leave the ice Gu there. Instead, he brought out all the ghost hands there, found a big house in the city, and asked them to settle down here first. Several nests of icegu seed insects.
When the Ghost Hands saw so many seed insects appearing in the world, they were all shocked, some were laughing wildly, and some were covering their faces and sobbing.
Especially the thumb, which made me burst into tears, and my heart was even more ecstatic.
After counting them carefully one by one, there were as many as two hundred!
Two hundred!
Several ghosts with higher status and older age held a seed worm in their hands as if they had found a treasure. They knelt on the ground and thanked God with tears in their eyes, muttering something in their mouths.
The younger ones were infected by it, and they all knelt down and thanked God for the seed worm, and thanked King Qin for taking the risk to bring it back.
At this moment, Ying Zheng's status in their hearts was like that of a god.
Wu Chan said to Thumb, "How about it, Uncle Thumb, I asked you to wait for the good news in Lishan Mountain. The wait was not in vain."
"Hahaha..." Thumb smiled with tears in his eyes, "If I had known you could bring back so much, even if you asked me to wait in the eye of fire, I would have waited."
Wu Chan said with a smile: "Actually, I didn't expect to bring back so many this time. Maybe it's just luck."
"Are you in any danger?" Thumb asked with concern, "Where do these seed bugs live?"
Wu Chan looked at the ghost hands around him, shook his head and said: "The King of Qin didn't let me say it, but sooner or later you will know."
Thumb also knew that it was inconvenient for Wu Chan to tell some secrets in front of everyone, so he did not hesitate and said directly: "Those are indeed small things. The most important thing right now is to settle the seed insects first and wait for them to slow down." When you feel more energetic, take them to Beidi County and let them take root there."
"Okay, build a base for them in the north, and then raise some in Didao and Jiuyuan. Your Majesty will make a large number of dense stones." Wu Chan said, "I will leave these seed insects to you. I’ll go back to the palace first.”
Everyone responded and then sent off their former queen and now clan leader.
His thumb carried Wu Chan to the entrance of the palace before returning to the temporary residence.
When he entered the palace, he found that a banquet was being prepared.
According to Ying Zheng's habit, every time he came back from a trip, he would not let the harem take care of him. Now that Gong E and the harem were busy, they must be entertaining some guests.
After inquiring, I found out that King Qin had invited envoys from Persia and Dawan to come to a banquet to discuss state affairs.
Arriving at the Imperial Study Room, Ying Zheng was observing the Xuanwu Fruit brought back from Jiuyou.
"What are you thinking about, husband?"
Ying Zheng withdrew his eyes from the Xuanwu Fruit and said with a smile: "Nothing, I was just thinking, there is nothing strange about this fruit on the surface. How can it be so magical? What secrets are hidden inside?"
Wu Chan smiled and said: "No matter how well it is hidden, I'm afraid it won't have as many secrets as you." Ying Zheng: "..."
Indeed, apart from Ji Fa, he is the one who hides the most secrets in his heart.
"Have all the insects been placed?" Ying Zheng asked.
"It's settled," Wu Chan said. "In two days, when the insects have recovered from their fatigue, Uncle Thumb will take them to the north, and then send them to Jiuyuan and Didao."
Ying Zheng smiled and said: "I feel relieved when I hand over the seed worms to Thumb's hand. He treats the seed worms more carefully than anyone else. By the way, I'm going to have a banquet for Prince Murd and Kukanchi tonight, so you can come over too." Help me deal with it, after all, I still don’t quite understand what you are saying.”
"Okay." Wu Chan responded, "I'm going to wash up and change clothes first. You can call me later."
Not long after Uchan left, Prince Murd and Kukanchi came.
"Haha, I've come to this gorgeous palace again." The laughter arrived before anyone arrived. It can be seen that once a person's pockets are bulging, he will be confident.
"Prince Murd is joking." Ying Zheng said with a smile: "Although I have never been to Persia, I think your palace will not be inferior to mine."
"Meet the King of Qin." Kukanqi said with a courtesy, "I have been traveling with Prince Mode in the past few days and selected a lot of good goods. Persia also came with a mission and brought enough gold and silver. .”
Mod said: "Yes, the King of Persia also brought a list with the quantity and style of the required goods. I also want to buy some myself. If Xianyang can't get enough, I hope King Qin can help find a way. .”
Ying Zheng thought for a while and said: "We in Da Qin now have a city. It was the capital of the Zhou Dynasty in the past. It is called Luoyi. It was once very prosperous. However, since the fall of the Zhou Dynasty and the establishment of other countries, it has been occupied by Han Ting. go."
"Now I have destroyed South Korea and captured this place, and it has become the most prosperous goods distribution center in the Central Plains. The entire China transports goods there for trading. Most of the goods I send to the Western Regions are also collected there. .”
When Mered heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up: "Then why don't I go there and have a look."
"The dinner has been set. Let's chat while eating." Ying Zheng said, "I also want to go there for a walk. You can accompany the prince."
"That's great." Merde felt itchy in his heart and wished he could set off now.
Ying Zheng ordered Zhao Gao to call Wu Chan and jointly entertain Mod and Kukanqi.
During the banquet, Mo De talked about Da Qin's commodities and goods, from needlework and weaving to all kinds of delicacies. It was a worthwhile trip.
Early the next morning, Ying Zheng lined up and accompanied the two special envoys to Luoyi.
After receiving the news, Zhuge Teng led his team ten miles out of the city to greet him.
Ying Zheng introduced each other, and then was welcomed into the city by Zhuge Teng.
After entering the city gate, Prince Murd and Kukanchi were instantly attracted by the dazzling array of goods on the street.
There are stores selling goods one after another, and in front of the stores there are people doing small business, and the sound of hawking and shouting is endless.
After walking around with Prince Murder for a long time, Ying Zheng led them into the palace.
This palace is said to be Lingong, but it was once the palace of the Eastern Zhou royal family. For hundreds of years, the declining Zhou royal family lived here.
After Zhuge Teng led the army and people of Luoyi to surrender to the Qin Dynasty, Ying Zheng specially allocated a sum of money to rebuild the former Eastern Zhou Palace so that it could be used as the palace for the troops to march eastward in the future.
"Oh my god, this palace is equally gorgeous and majestic." Merde exclaimed again, "My King Qin, how many palaces do you have?"
"Not many. Currently, there are royal palaces in Yongcheng, Yueyang, Yingcheng, Xinzheng and Bashu." Ying Zheng said with a smile, "A few of them were taken from others, and in the near future, all of China's The royal palace will all fall into the hands of a few."
These words were so domineering, and they also left a deep imprint on Mod's heart. The strength of Great Qin was indeed not blown away.
