"God bless His Majesty! God bless Great Qin!"
"The Great Qin Empire will prosper forever!"
All the soldiers couldn't help but shout. Their faces were filled with excitement. They believed the First Emperor's words without a doubt. After all, nothing could prove it better than the First Emperor's resurrection.
"You are the highest commander of this army?”Ying Zheng then turned his gaze to the leading general kneeling on the ground, because the armor on his body was different from that of ordinary soldiers.
In this age of strict hierarchy, everyone was very particular about what they wore. There were strict rules about what people wore and what official positions wore. Once they exceeded the rules, it would be a serious crime. For example, only the First Emperor could wear the emperor's royal robe. No one else could wear it, nor did they dare to wear it.
"Your Majesty, it's me!" The general said respectfully.
"What's your name?" Ying Zheng asked again.
"Your Majesty, I am Zhang Peng." The general replied respectfully.
"Where is this place?" Ying Zheng continued. Although he already had some guesses in his heart, he could not help but ask.
" Your, Your Majesty, this, this is your, your..." Zhang Peng said carefully, but he did not continue. After all, there were many things that were taboo.
"Is it my imperial tomb?" Li Feiyu sighed.
"Yes." Zhang Peng replied.
"You were also buried with him?" Ying Zheng glanced at the soldiers who were kneeling on the ground, and said with a frown.
In the past, there had always been the practice of people being buried alive. After those nobles died, they would let the living be buried with them. However, later on, the Qin country abolished the practice of people being buried alive and replaced it with livestock.
"Your Majesty, we're not buried with you. We're the soldiers responsible for guarding Your Majesty's imperial tomb.”Zhang Peng replied respectfully.
Ying Zheng knew that once the First Emperor was buried, the entire Imperial Mausoleum would be sealed, and no one would be able to enter or leave. The so-called soldiers guarding the Imperial Mausoleum, in a sense, would be buried together with the First Emperor.
"Yes, we volunteered to come to the Imperial Tombs to protect His Majesty's tomb.”Zhang Peng added. He knew that the First Emperor didn't like to be buried with living people, so he said this. Moreover, his tone was very sincere, and there was no resentment at all.
Even though the six countries 'nobles and many of the six countries' residents felt that the First Emperor was a tyrant, Great Qin's soldiers and residents felt that the First Emperor was a truly wise ruler. At the very least, he treated Great Qin's soldiers and residents quite well, and he had even led Great Qin to unify the six countries. This was an unprecedented achievement.
"How long have I been lying in this coffin?”After a moment of silence, Ying Zheng asked again.
"Your Majesty, because we can't see the situation outside from here, we don't know exactly how much time has passed. However, according to this general's judgment, it should have been a long time.”Zhang Peng thought for a while before answering truthfully.
"A long time?" Ying Zheng frowned and muttered to himself. He knew that these soldiers had been in the Imperial Tombs all this time, and could not get any useful information out of them.
"Considering that you have been guarding the Imperial Mausoleum for me during this period of time, I can give you a light sentence for offending your superiors today!”Ying Zheng said lightly.
"The three of you will each receive ten strokes of the military cane. The rest of you will be given a major demerit.”Ying Zheng continued speaking, his tone filled with the majesty of an emperor, without any room for doubt.
"Thank you for your mercy, Your Majesty!" After hearing Li Feiyu's words, everyone kowtowed and thanked him.
Offending the First Emperor could be serious or light, and it was especially so for offending the First Emperor. This was a serious crime, and Great Qin was a country governed by law, so it took the law very seriously. Not only did the First Emperor not hate them for punishing them like this, but they were also very grateful because they knew that the First Emperor had already shown them mercy.
The reason why Li Feiyu wanted to attack Zhang Peng and the soldier who first proposed to suppress the coffin, as well as the soldier who drew the talisman, was to achieve the effect of paying equal attention to kindness and intimidation. It was easy to lose the prestige of the emperor if he only showed kindness, and it was difficult to get the true support of the soldiers if he only showed intimidation. Only by paying equal attention to kindness and intimidation was the way of the king.
Of course, he had learned all of this from the First Emperor. How could a high school student like him know all of this?
However, perhaps because he had experienced everything about the First Emperor, he didn't realize that his tone, demeanor, and style of doing things were becoming more and more like the First Emperor. Perhaps he had subconsciously taken on this role and regarded himself as the real First Emperor.
The three men were dragged outside by the soldiers and beaten ten times with sticks. Although they did not die, their buttocks were badly beaten. In the end, they were supported by the soldiers and limped in.
Ying Zheng walked around the stone room and opened the boxes inside. As expected, there were precious gold, silver, jewelry, bronze ware, and so on. There were hundreds of boxes densely packed together, which was definitely a huge fortune.
However, Ying Zheng's mind was not on these treasures at all. Instead, he was thinking about how to get out of the Imperial Tombs.
There were many Mo family mechanisms set up in the Imperial Mausoleum. It was extremely difficult for people from the inside to get out or people from the outside to get in. Moreover, there was a large amount of mercury set up inside. Once the mechanisms were triggered, the mercury would flow back and instantly destroy everything in the Imperial Mausoleum.
Zhang Peng and the others brought the First Emperor to the entrance of the Imperial Mausoleum. However, the entrance had been locked by a mechanism and there was no way out.
However, Ying Zheng was not an ancient man after all, and he had the thinking of a modern man. In his opinion, all the sophisticated instruments in the world had their own operating principles. As long as he could figure out the ins and outs, all the problems would be solved easily. It was the same for the Mohist Art of Traps. It was impossible for it to be unsolvable.
Therefore, in the following time, Ying Zheng put all his energy into studying the mechanisms in the Imperial Mausoleum.
Sure enough, hard work paid off. After his tireless efforts, he finally figured out the principle and patterns of the mechanism and found a way to unlock it.
Under Ying Zheng's command and the concerted efforts of the soldiers in the Imperial Mausoleum, the heavy stone door was finally lifted up, and a spacious tunnel appeared before their eyes. The tunnel was a stone platform staircase that led upwards continuously.
"Your Majesty is wise!" When all the soldiers saw the hanging stone door, they couldn't help but cheer. It could even solve such a complicated Mo family mechanism.
At this moment, the First Emperor was as tall and unfathomable as a god in their eyes!
Under Zhang Peng's command, a group of soldiers opened up a path for the First Emperor. The soldiers protected the First Emperor as he walked up the tunnel.
After walking for a long time, they finally heard a commotion and excited cheers.
Ying Zheng raised his head and looked over. Finally, he saw a faint ray of moonlight pouring in. He knew that they had reached the exit, and a rare smile appeared on his face.
As expected, not long after, a soldier came to Ying Zheng and reported,""Your Majesty, the exit is in front!”
Li Feiyu couldn't help but quicken his pace and walked out of the last stone door. Then, he realized that this exit was actually at the top of Mount Li. No wonder there were always stone steps leading up along the way.
"I'm finally out!" Li Feiyu stood at the peak of Mount Li and looked up at the bright moon in the sky. He could not help but sigh.
Right at this moment, a sudden change occurred!
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