When Ying Zheng and his men found Wang Jian's tent, Wang Jian was inspecting it outside.
Wang Jian was shocked when he learned that Ying Zheng had arrived. He hurried back to the tent and prostrated himself in front of the hall:
"My subordinates did not know that the king was coming in person, so they failed to meet you from afar. I hope that the king will forgive me."
Wang Jian only said that what Ying Zheng was most concerned about must be the nobles of Zhao State, so he added:
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty."
"The King of Zhao and all the officials of the State of Zhao are under the strict supervision of his subordinates, and there is no mistake."
Ying Zheng didn’t want to but said:
"General Wang, you're here just in time. Go get some rice."
Wang Jian felt doubtful in his heart:
"粲米?"
Then he thought about it and realized that Ying Zheng had been in a hurry and hadn't eaten yet.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I will order people to prepare meals..."
Ying Zheng interrupted Wang Jian:
“Just bake the rice!”
Although Wang Jian was confused, he didn't dare to say anything. He just responded and ordered people to get the rice.
At this time Yang Duan and Pidianpidian rushed over.
Wang Jian happened to meet him outside the tent and whispered to Yang Duanhe:
"The king is a little weird."
"As soon as he came, he asked me for rice."
Yang Duan and Qidao:
"粲米?"
“What’s the point of taking rice?”
Wang Jian replied with a bitter look on his face:
"How could I know?"
"It is said that medicine and witches often use rice to drive away evil spirits."
"Could it be that the king is on his way..."
Wang Jian didn't dare to say any more, and the two of them rushed into the tent anxiously.
But he saw Ying Zheng staring blankly at the two flat stones stacked on the table, looking very strange.
Wang Jian and Yang Duanhe looked at each other and thought to themselves, could they be possessed by evil spirits?
However, the two of them didn't dare to say anything. They just looked at each other, big eyes and small eyes.
After a while, Ying Zheng asked: "Do you know what this is?"
Wang Jian and Yang Duan both bowed and replied: "I don't know."
At this time, the personal guards just delivered the rice. Ying Zheng laughed and said:
"I'll let you open your eyes."
As he spoke, he raised his head towards Zhao Gao.
Zhao Gao understood, poured the rice into the grinding hole and asked his guards to push the stone mill.
With a slight "rumbling" sound, wheat flour slowly fell from the grinding disc.
Ying Zheng picked up some wheat flour and presented it to the king. Yang and Yang raised it and said excitedly:
"Do you understand?"
"There is something like this in the world that can grind rice into powder so quickly."
Seeing this, Wang Jian and Yang Duanhe secretly breathed a sigh of relief: It's okay if they weren't possessed by evil spirits.
After a while, Wang Jian boldly asked:
"But the king."
"This rice is ground into powder, but how to eat it?"
Ying Zheng laughed and replied:
"This is because you are too ignorant!"
Wang Jian:......
Yang Duanhe:……
It wasn't until Wang Jian and Yang Duanhe ate a bowl of fragrant noodles with soy sauce that they were completely puzzled.
"How can this world be so delicious?"
"And it's actually made from rice."
"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it..."
Wang and Yang both "tsk-tsk" in surprise.
While the two of them were wiping their mouths and praising each other, Ying Zheng let out a "hmm".
"General Yang, let me ask you, how did the Hanoi soldiers breach the Great Wall?"
Yang Duanhe quickly put down his bowls and chopsticks and replied:
"Back to your Majesty, we relied on trebuchets to break the Great Wall."
Ying Zheng asked again:
"How did you burn down Woniu Mountain and defeat Zhao Jun?"
Yang Duanhe replied:
"Back to your Majesty, my subordinates did not participate in this battle."
"According to what my little girl said, our army relied on trebuchets to throw fire bombs and attacked the Zhao army's stronghold with fire, and they were lucky enough to win."
Ying Zheng asked again:
"How did you conquer Handan?"
Yang Duanhe looked at Wang Jian and replied:
"Back to your Majesty, it's that trebuchet. We'll use it to throw fire bombs to knock down the Zhao soldiers guarding the city gate..."
Ying Zheng interrupted Yang Duanhe:
"Is it Shen Bing who improved the trebuchet?"
Yang Duanhe was startled and quickly replied:
"Exactly this person."
"This man is our army's artillery engineer."
"His improved trebuchet is crucial to this battle..."
Ying Zheng sighed and nodded:
"It is indeed him."
"I only think he is exaggerating, but I don't think everything he says is true."
Yang Duan and Qidao:
"Has your Majesty ever seen this Shen Bingcheng?"
Ying Zheng smiled and turned to Shi Mo:
"Otherwise, where do you think this stone mill came from?"
Yang Duanhe didn't know what this meant at first, but after thinking about it, he suddenly understood.
"Could it be that this stone mill..."
Ying Zheng nodded:
"It was made by Shen Bing."
Yang Duanhe couldn't help but change his expression after hearing Ying Zheng's general explanation, and quickly bowed to apologize:
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. That Shen Bing was so bold and dared to disrespect Your Majesty."
"I'll go right away..."
Ying Zheng smiled and raised his hand to stop:
"He who does not know does not sin."
"Besides, Shen Bing was not disrespectful to me."
After a pause, Ying Zheng said again:
"Also, don't let the news leak out, especially don't let Shen Bing know my identity."
"Understand?"
Wang Jian and Yang Duanhe both bowed and replied:
"My subordinate understands."
Although the two of them said so, they didn't quite understand it in their hearts.
It would be understandable if Ying Zheng did not want his identity exposed.
Ying Zheng is the king of Qin, a king who threatens the destruction of the six kingdoms, and there are many assassins who want to kill him.
Therefore, Ying Zheng remains mysterious wherever he goes.
What kind of stand-in, so he used all kinds of methods to spread suspicion, false information, etc.
An example is that Ying Zheng once saw Li Si's motorcade and casually sighed that Li Si's motorcade was so luxurious.
As a result, a few days later we saw that Li Si had reduced the number of convoys.
Then Ying Zheng understood: the lax talk around him passed the news to Li Si.
This actually doesn't matter, because Li Si is Ying Zheng's most trusted prime minister, so this is not considered a whistleblower.
However, Ying Zheng, who was suspicious by nature and cruel and murderous, didn't think so.
He didn't even try him, and immediately killed all the officials and servants present that day.
This time Ying Zheng came in disguise and was in the capital of Zhao State. It was understandable that he did not want to expose his identity and cause trouble.
However, why do you have to specifically explain that you can't tell Shen Bing?
After thinking about it, Wang Jian and Yang Duanhe seemed to understand.
If Shen Bing is told, I am afraid that Shen Bing will reveal the whereabouts of the king if he finds out.
Well, that must be the case!
What Wang Jian and Yang Duanhe didn't know was that Zhao Gao had actually asked about this matter once.
When Ying Zheng and others came out from Shen Bing, Zhao Gao said dissatisfied:
"Your Majesty, those soldiers are so disrespectful."
"Later I will have them all tied up and punished!"
Ying Zheng snorted and squeezed out two words from between his teeth: "You dare?"
These two words frightened Zhao Gao so much that his hair stood on end, so he knew that the flattery had hit the horse's leg.
Then Ying Zheng ordered again:
"Don't expose our identity, understand?"
"Otherwise, how can I know the soldier's true thoughts?"
"I feel very relieved today, knowing what the soldiers are thinking..."
If Shen Bing heard this, he would probably scream on the spot:
"I'm going, but those polite words had an effect."
"This Ying Zheng just wants to enjoy the pleasure of being praised again!"