Meng Wu, the son of the famous general Meng Ao, was also a very important figure in the Qin Dynasty.
His character of not seeking fame or fortune may have prevented him from competing for the position of head coach who could go into battle to kill the enemy and make achievements, but he was willing to recruit and train new recruits.
It was this character that made King Qin trust him more and at the same time avoided infighting in the court.
However, Huanjue, who was Meng Ao's disciple, was different.
Another reason why Ying Zheng came to Meng Wu was to appease him about Huan Jue.
"General Huanjue's whereabouts have not yet been found out. He may still be alive." Ying Zheng said with relief.
Meng Wu sighed: "He was surrounded. In that case, even the remaining soldiers could not escape, so he must have died."
"This is a lesson." Ying Zheng said, "Let us know that arrogance will inevitably lead to destruction, and greed for success is doomed to failure."
Meng Wu knew that King Qin was using Huan Jue's incident to wake him up, so he cupped his hands and said: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will never strive for credit at this time, let alone follow in Huan Juan's footsteps. Your Majesty asked me to If you want to recruit troops, then I will hand over an army of 300,000 to the king in the shortest possible time."
"Okay, this is what I want to hear." Ying Zheng said, "As for Huan Jue's family, we must take good care of them. I will give them more money. As for revenge, within a year, Zhao will definitely The country’s blood debt must be paid with blood!”
Facing such a monarch, who can be unconvinced or complain?
Wei Liao said: "Your Majesty, in three months, maybe we can only lay a foundation. How about I follow you to Yinshan and continue to train the new soldiers?"
Ying Zheng shook his head: "You should stay in Kyoto. After all, I still go out often. It is enough to have Meng Tian on the other side of Yinshan. He has already understood your training methods. Besides, the new army does not necessarily have to reach the level of the Huben Army. standards."
"Then listen to the king." Wei Liao said, "By the way, when I signed the alliance with the King of Qi before, he said that he wanted to sell more goods to the Western Regions. Now the envoys from Dawan and Persia have arrived in Wei. , why not let them take a trip to Qi State?"
"Okay, that's what I have in mind. I'll write a letter to them, and you can also reply to King Qi."
Wei Liao cupped his hands and responded.
After coming out of the training ground, Ying Zheng took Wu Chan back to the palace, then took out the black rabbit horse and went straight to Lishan Mountain.
This black rabbit horse was selected from the horses sent by Dawan before. It was used to replace the black fox given to Touman. Ying Zheng didn't ride it much on weekdays, so Hu Yu used it to match Maple Leaf. The foal.
Horses that have not been castrated are quite violent, let alone this horse that has traveled thousands of miles.
Finally, it was almost tamed, and Ying Zheng was in a hurry to go out, so he rode it out.
Before reaching the door that Lishan agreed to, the guard sergeants all cast envious glances.
When he met Jing Fan, Ying Zheng handed the reins to his hand and said, "Take good care of it. I'll be back soon."
Crossing the restricted area, Ying Zheng found Yaizhen again.
"Senior, I've thought about it." He said, "I want to take Little Nian Beast to Kunlun Mountain. I won't take the main road this time. Let Twenty-Seven take me through the magma red veins."
Yaizhen was shocked: "So fast?"
Ying Zheng nodded and said, "If I don't go, I will always keep it in mind. Besides, if I wait until next year, I may have to go to the front of the battlefield in person, and then I won't have time."
"Okay, it's okay to go and have a look, but you must pay attention to safety." Yajue said, "You'd better bring two helpers."
Ying Zheng shook his head and said, "They all have their own things to do, and the master is old, so I don't want to trouble him. Although the little Nian Beast is small, it has already activated its divinity and has the ability to protect me."
"Now that you've decided, I'll inform Twenty-Seven." Yasu said, "Come back tomorrow at Chenshi, and remember to bring some more cattle and sheep."
Twenty-seven asked him for favors when he came back last time. If he didn't give it this time, he probably wouldn't go.
Ying Zheng laughed and said, "I know, I'll drive the sheep here tomorrow." When he returned to the palace, it was already dark, and he personally led the sheep.
He followed Black Rabbit into the stable, only to see Wu Chan and Hu Yu bathing Feng Ye here.
"It's so late, why are you still here?" Ying Zheng asked.
"Waiting for you." Hu Yu said, "I'll take care of Maple Leaf by the way. It won't be easy to take care of Maple Leaf when its belly gets bigger."
After seeing the maple leaf, the black rabbit screamed in despair. Ying Zheng hurriedly handed it to Zhao Gao and took it back to the stable.
Taking the dry cloth from Hu Yu's hand, Ying Zheng helped dry Feng Ye's body.
"Your Majesty, please let us go." Wu Chan said, rubbing his horse's mane.
"You'd better let me do it." Ying Zheng said, "It's been so long, but I haven't washed Maple Leaf with my own hands."
"How can you, a busy man, take care of this?" Hu Yu said angrily, "If I didn't need to ride a black rabbit out, I wouldn't even take a look at the stable."
Ying Zheng chuckled: "I just went to Lishan Mountain, so I need to be quick on my feet."
"Going to Lishan again?" Wu Chan said, "Is it possible that you have something to do with Yaizhen again?"
Ying Zheng nodded, lowered his voice and said, "I want to go to the Kunlun Mountains. Riding a horse would be a waste of time. I plan to ask Twenty-Seven to accompany me."
"Kunlun Mountain?" Hu Yu said, "I thought you were just talking."
Wu Chan said: "Yes, I didn't expect you to go there so soon."
"It's better to go early and have peace of mind." Ying Zheng said, "Maybe if we figure out that place, we can understand a lot of secrets that we don't know. It's also possible that there is the next Lishan Mountain."
"The truth is true, but I'm still a little worried." Wu Chan said, "How about we stay with you this time?"
Ying Zheng shook his head and said: "It's not like Jiuyou there. Although the sacred birds and beasts look scary, they will not harm us, but will protect us. But Kunlun Mountain is different. You don't have to worry. I will definitely have the little Nian beast accompanying me. Nothing will happen."
Wu Chan wanted to say something else, but Hu Yu said before him: "Let him go. You don't understand our man yet. The most important thing now is to make some dry food for him quickly and keep it for the road."
"Hehe, that's right." Ying Zheng grinned.
After Zhao Gao came back, Ying Zheng ordered him to prepare some cattle and sheep overnight and send them to Lishan.
Early the next morning, Ying Zheng finished handling the affairs of the court and gave Li Si some things. Then he put on light clothes, packed his luggage, rode an ordinary war horse, and headed for Lishan again.
Ji Fa was taking Jing Fan to build the important mechanism of the royal tomb. When he learned that Ying Zheng was going to Kunlun Mountain to explore the secrets, he didn't say much because when a team of people brought cattle and sheep last night, he guessed that Ying Zheng was going to Kunlun Mountain again. I'm going to trouble Zhu Jiuyou.
"If you take the Little Nian Beast with you, no ferocious beasts should dare to approach." Ji Fa said, "But if you encounter any ancient ruins or even mechanisms, don't act rashly. Observe carefully and come back and tell me."
"Understood." Ying Zheng responded, "This trip is just to explore the road. It would be better if we can find the remains of Nuwa Empress. If you are not lucky, then make more trips."
"How many more times should we go?" Ji Fa said with a smile, "You can help me with twenty-seven, just spend some money on tickets, right?"
Ying Zheng chuckled: "I think this method will work. If Twenty-Seven can cooperate with me for a long time, it will be convenient to go to the Dragon Vein Fire Eyes in other places. Maybe there is no need to wait for the Unification."
"This is a correct idea," Ji Fa said, "If you plan everything in advance, it will be much easier for you to do things after unification."
"Then I'll set off."
"Be careful on the road and don't show off." Ji Fa warned.
Ying Zheng nodded, saluted, went out, took the cattle and sheep, and came to the forbidden area again.
This time, Twenty-Seven was already waiting for him at the spring.
"Why, don't you bring two beauties with you this time?" Orochi joked.
"I'm afraid they will get in the way and make a fuss wherever they go." Ying Zheng said with a smile, "It's you. You come out by yourself every time. Why don't you bring a female companion with you?"
Twenty-seven said: "It's enough for me. Why bring it with me?"
"Then if I bring more people with me in the future, can you find it?"
Ying Zheng asked, "Maybe we can find some other Zhu Jiuyou."
"If you need to bring more people to restore the natural source of power, I can consider it." Twenty-seven said, "But you have to give more of the delicious food."
"Easy to say, easy to say." Ying Zheng said, "Not only is it delicious, I have already asked Li Si to start the plan for the twelve zodiac animals. If it doesn't work, we will start the era from the Year of the Snake next year."
"This is what you said." Twenty-seven said, "If the people remember the twelve zodiac signs, I will be at your disposal in the future, but before that, you still have to pay the travel expenses."
"It's a deal." Ying Zheng said seriously, "Let's go find Yaizhen."
One person and one snake walked through the corridor and came to Yazhen's place of residence.
The little Nian beast jumped over and rubbed its little head against Ying Zheng's trouser leg.
Jizhen said: "The fire eyes there are very dense. You'd better not go deep into the mountain. You can find the source of the dragon after you have a clear view of the terrain."
"Thank you for the reminder, senior." Ying Zheng saluted, "When I find Long Yuan, I will come back to you to discuss if I have any questions."
"Okay, let's go."
Ying Zheng patted the little Nian beast on the head: "Let's go, let's set off."
After that, the little Nian beast followed Ying Zheng and got into the opened belly bag of Twenty-seven.
Twenty-seven's skin instantly turned red and he plunged into the eye of fire.
Ying Zheng took out the ice silk clothes, put one on the little Nian beast, and also put one on himself.
"Master, I'm not as hot as last time." Little Nian Beast said, "Maybe it's because of eating the Xuanwu Fruit."
When Yaizhen is not around, the little Nian beast calls him its master, but strictly speaking, Yaizhen is actually the actual master of the Nian beast.
"Then wear it, it will always be more comfortable."
From the surface, it is quite far from Lishan Mountain to Kunlun Mountain, and one has to climb thousands of meters of plateau and cross high mountains.
But traveling through the red veins of magma is like swimming in the rivers and oceans, with 27 speeds at full speed, approaching the destination quickly.
Ying Zheng and Xiao Nian Beast were chatting, and in less than an hour, Twenty-Seven was approaching the edge of Kunlun Mountain.
It seems that the red veins of magma underground are connected together and extend in all directions. This also proves Ying Zheng's previous idea that to go to the fire eyes of the dragon veins such as Huangshan Mountain and Taiheng Mountain, you don't have to wait for them to be unified and pass by the land.
He started to care, but found that the temperature outside had dropped, and Twenty-Qi's skin had returned to its normal temperature and color.
"This can't be the bottom of the sea." Ying Zheng said to himself, "It probably left the red vein and entered a river."
After marching for a while, Twenty-seven stopped.
The abdominal bag was opened, and Ying Zheng walked out with the little Nian beast.
In front of you is an underground river. You can't see where it flows from, and you can't see where it ends.
"Twenty-seven, what is this place?" Ying Zheng asked.
"I heard that this is the source of the Yellow River, but I don't know if it's true or not."
"The source of the Yellow River?" Ying Zheng's eyes widened and he looked carefully at this long underground river.
"What's so strange?" Twenty-seven spat out the snake letter and said to a hole on the side, "I remember there is a cave built by your human race over there. I don't know if I can still walk through it."
Ying Zheng took out the torch he carried with him, walked to the entrance of the cave and looked inside.
The flame trembled slightly, indicating that there was air flowing in the cave.
"Let's go in and take a look." Ying Zheng waved to the little Nian beast.
Little Nian Beast followed Ying Zheng into the cave.
I saw a long corridor inside the cave entrance. The ground and walls seemed to be made of stones. After the baptism of time, they already looked extremely old.
Sure enough, it was made by our ancestors and is quite old.
