It is said that Qin Shihuang was controlled by a daughter

Chapter 566 The Imperial Mausoleum at Mount Li, Approaching the Constellation Scorpio (4) [Second Update]

The letter that began with the story of the people who were forced to work at the Lishan Imperial Mausoleum caused dissatisfaction among Ying Zheng.

She kept saying that there were ways to improve efficiency, so Ying Zheng gave her the title of Shaofu and asked her to improve the so-called industrial system.

The construction conditions at Mount Li's Imperial Mausoleum were difficult, not to mention that they were still in the stone mining stage, and the emperor hadn't issued any directives regarding the specifications for future burials. This was simply the most difficult and offensive task...

Someone stopped her the day before she was about to rush to Zhangtai Palace with the scroll.

It was not Li Si, but Wei Liao.

Behind her was a lacquered wooden screen, painted with alternating red and black patterns.

Wei Liao held the wine on the table, unable to drink it. He coughed and said, "Her Highness the Princess has had many so-called inventions made in an attempt to alleviate the exhaustion of the Qin Dynasty after decades of conquest with external forces."

"External forces need to be tested. I'm going to Mount Li to find out if this is possible."

"Your Highness." Wei Liao looked at her with deep eyes. "I've heard about what happened on the street, about that Wei girl."

Having said that, he stopped talking...

Xu Zhi, however, heard some hidden meaning in the words. Perhaps they knew each other before? But she didn't want to ask more.

"You are willing to stay in Daqin forever, isn't it also to see what kind of big changes will happen?"

She looked at Wei Liao and said, "There are some things that no one has touched. I am willing to be the pioneer."

Wei Liao said, "Your Highness is determined to serve Qin. But you are too soft on some things."

Li Si, Yao Jia and others would only say that she was extremely cruel.

Xu Zhi lowered his head and took a sip of tea, then said, "I tried to make myself into Father's sharp blade, but after all this sharpening, I am just a dull blade."

Wei Liao smiled. Perhaps as he got older, he was no longer so reserved in his words.

“If you try to sharpen a blunt knife, you won’t cut yourself.”

Just a few words have revealed the maxim of how a monarch should employ people.

The emperor will be wary of everyone, even if he doesn't admit it.

The emperor likes his children to be decisive and ruthless, but they must not be exactly like him.

This is a big no-no.

Xu Zhi understood, but didn't say anything. Wei Liao continued, "But when it comes to planning things, it's not good to be too much like your brother."

After so many years, she can still lower her head when she needs to be humble.

"Please teach me."

If it were ten years ago, facing such a little princess, Wei Liao would not say anything.

Twenty years ago, Ying Zheng asked him for advice on how to destroy the six kingdoms, and he used his talents in lobbying and courteousness to the best of his ability.

Now, he felt that it seemed necessary.

Wei Liao was different from Li Si, Zhang Liang, and Wang Wan.

The title is an empty title, the establishment of a talent hall, adapting to local conditions, common benefit to the whole world, joint defense of border areas...

Xu Zhi felt that what he said made a lot of sense.

Wei Liao's suggestions are what we are doing.

Why did Qin fall?
Why did he die so quickly?

His last words were, "Princess, please believe me. You've done so much. No matter how bad you become, it won't be as bad as the one in the princess's dream."

This is a great encouragement.

She looked into his eyes in the cold wind. "I'd like to borrow your kind advice."

Wei Liao lifted his robe, stood up to look for his cane, waved his hand and smiled.

"Haha, I'm old, little princess. You might not see me next time you return to the palace. But your idea of ​​reincarnating as a human and recreating a pagoda is quite interesting."

"What are you talking about? It's so unlucky during the New Year."

"...Anyway, your father can't hear me right now. Haha, I hope Your Highness will bring some paper money like that old fellow Dun Ruo did. They're quite pretty. Burn more for me, even better."

It was the first time that Xu Zhi listened to the old man's instructions for his funeral.

"What else do you want?"

"It would be even better if we could make paper money into the shape of chrysanthemums. Perhaps Gongzi Ju and the princess mentioned that Daliang is a swampy place, and in autumn, the borderlands are covered with chrysanthemums."

Daliang, Kaifeng, Henan, is rich in chrysanthemums, which are plump and well-proportioned, with neat flower heads, large flowers and a fresh fragrance.

Chrysanthemum is not a good omen in the Western context.

"You'd better live longer and take good care of yourself. Then you can go to Daliang to see the doctor yourself. I remember Li Xian once told me that they have a kind of wine made from chrysanthemums in Chu. It's quite delicious. I will bring it to you in two days."

Wei Liao watched her step into Zhangtai Palace.

Wei Liao looked at the water in the cup, and saw his younger self in the vicissitudes of life. He remembered many years ago in Wei State, and remembered Xian Ye and Mo Qi.

He never expressed his approval of what Mo Qi did back then.

Is this also the reason why he ran to Qin State out of anger and became a disciple of Lu Buwei?

A long time later, Xu Zhi suddenly realized that Wei Liao had said so much at that time, but the most important thing was to revitalize her spirit.

Apart from Wei Liao, probably no one would tell her firmly.

She wouldn't lose. If it were her grandfather, Xu Kai, he certainly wouldn't have chosen to be a recluse like Tang Zhipei. He would have told her and encouraged her, just like Wei Liao, that she could definitely do it.

But Xu Zhi didn't understand until the end.

How could one or two people alone save the Qin Dynasty?

They carry fragmented memories of the past, making up for different regrets while also creating different omissions.

I just hope that destiny is perfect, even with occasional flaws, so that it can be considered a beautiful ending.

The Imperial Mausoleum of Mount Li is hidden under the dark green.

A month passed quickly, and the day Li Xian returned to Xianyang happened to be New Year's Eve.

He rode his horse back to his house, exhausted.

Not only was the snow in front of the door swept away, but the snow on the road was also swept all the way down to my feet.

Xu Zhi was wearing a simple crimson robe with a straight hem, with only a jade pendant on her waist. When she saw him, she looked calm and smiled at him faintly.

Snow fell on her shoulders and she held wealth in her arms.

She was waiting for him on purpose, waiting for him in front of his mansion.

In the past, Li Xian never thought that he would be treated like this.

But he was informed of a piece of news, which was sent by Tian Dan.

He ran a hundred miles at night just to appear in front of her on time on New Year's Eve.

"How could Your Highness allow Tian Xi to come to Mount Li? If she were to oversee the construction of the accompanying burial pit, then what would your Highness do as a minister..."

The document was first sent to the Censorate and then to Mount Li. No matter what his identity was, it was impossible for him not to have received it.

"...It's actually good to be able to be commanded by His Highness."

...Li Xian lowered his head, his face was covered with frost, and there were some ice crystals on his hair, making him look as if he was shrouded in mist.

"I have always been a dog that can be thrown away at any time."

She was not surprised by his performance.

His thinking is too unconventional, and he has been using the same routine for years.

Every time I come back from running errands, I always pretend to be indifferent and have no desires for a few days, as if I am pitiful and no one cares about me.

She doesn't even need to think. In five days at most, Li Xian will be brought back to reality. He'll probably realize that she's not Ying Hehua, but Xu Zhi, and then he'll start asking her all sorts of random questions, finally reverting to his old-fashioned bureaucratic ways.

In any case, Xu Zhi took a look at his clothes and she understood that he had not even opened the document.

She rolled her eyes at him, holding the gray rabbit in one hand. "It's fine if you didn't even stamp it, you didn't even read the document, but how can you say so much? How do you know who the emperor agreed to send to Mount Li?"

Li Xian was used to suspicion, and it seemed a little unbelievable that she was waiting for him so actively.

He first took off his cloak, led the horse to the stable, tied it up, and put out some hay. Since he went to Mount Li to supervise the construction, there were only a housekeeper, the rabbit caretaker, and his few secret guards in the mansion.

Xu Zhi thought this was alright. Ying Zheng was unhappy with Li Si's extravagant carriages, but his son had maintained a good habit of frugality.

Xu Zhi waited patiently for him to finish all this.

He leaned to one side, blowing away the snow that had fallen on the railings of the pavilion. After a while, he said, "I don't want to look at it now. If I put my seal on it, Your Highness will definitely leave without looking back."

"There will be a palace banquet in two hours. You'd better come with me."

Li Xian was stunned.

"what for?"

Xu Zhi stroked the soft fur of the rabbit, and when she pulled out the silk book from her sleeve, the rabbit that had been sleeping soundly in her arms moved its front legs.

She couldn't help but lower her voice. "It was me who worked with you in Mount Li."

Before Li Xian could react, a piece of cloth was forced into his hand.

“That’s my answer to you.”

It was not what he had imagined.

He would rather she didn't keep her promise or made up some lies to deceive him.

It was stamped with the bright red imperial seal, which frightened him and forced him to remember some scenes from his previous life.

Although this is not a marriage certificate, both names are under the imperial seal.

His hands were shaking almost uncontrollably.

"No,"

"Not really?" She raised her face, clearly trying to quibble. "To put it nicely, I went into the imperial mausoleum with you to work, so how can that not count as a kind of life-and-death bond, a promise made to you?"

The original meaning of this poem in the pre-Qin period was the friendship between comrades-in-arms.

He really didn't misunderstand.

History fears accidents the most, but history is always full of accidents.

But she didn't know that Mars was already close to Scorpio.

Mars guards the heart.

Yinghuo refers to Mars, and Xinxing refers to the constellation Scorpio.

Wei Liao (birth and death dates unknown), whose given name was Liao and surname is lost, was a native of Daliang (present-day Kaifeng, Henan) in the State of Wei during the late Warring States period. He served as State Commandant during the reign of King Ying Zheng of Qin. His military thought advocated distinguishing the nature of war, promoting "fighting for righteousness," and emphasizing the principle of "establishing rules beforehand" in military administration. His work, *Wei Liao Zi*, was included in the "Seven Military Classics." In the tenth year of King Zheng's reign (237 BC), Wei Liao entered Qin from Wei.